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lyege

lyege is the archaic spelling of liege.

Meaning of liege

Noun

liege (plural lieges)

  1. A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
  2. A king or lord.
    • More health and happiness betide my liege / Than can my care-tuned tongue deliver him!1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
  3. The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

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Forms of lyege

plurallyeges

Questions about lyege

What is lyege the archaic spelling of?
Lyege is the archaic spelling of liege.

Words near lyege in the dictionary

  1. Lydon
  2. Lydons
  3. Lydstep
  4. lye
  5. lyed
  6. lyege
  7. lyeges
  8. lyeing
  9. Lyell
  10. Lyell's swift
  11. Lyell's swifts

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