Liegance

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liegance \Lieg"ance\ (l[=e]"jans), n.
     Same as {Ligeance}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ligeance \Li"geance\ (l[=e]"jans), n. [OF. ligeance, ligance.
     See {Liege}.] (O. Eng. Law)
     The connection between sovereign and subject by which they
     were mutually bound, the former to protection and the
     securing of justice, the latter to faithful service;
     allegiance. [Written also {ligeancy} and {liegance}.]
     --Chaucer.
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