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A lord you owe everything to, in an era before resignation letters existed.
means A feudal superior entitled to a vassal's loyalty and service, or the loyal vassal bound to him.
from From Old French lige, possibly Germanic ledig meaning free — oddly, the word for both the master and the man sworn to him.
Two-way streetLord and vassal both called liege, confusingly.
My liegeSurvives mainly in knights and fantasy dialogue.
Liege homageOutranked all other oaths a vassal swore.