ligeance (Meaning)
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ligeance (n.)
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ligeance
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ligeance Sentence Examples
- The knight pledged his unwavering ligeance to the king.
- The vassal owed his complete ligeance to his feudal lord.
- The soldiers swore an oath of ligeance to their commander.
- The subjects showed their ligeance to the monarch with unwavering loyalty.
- The serf owed a duty of ligeance to his master.
- The treaty required the defeated nation to offer ligeance to the victorious one.
- Henry II enforced strict laws of ligeance upon his barons.
- Eleanor of Aquitaine demanded absolute ligeance from her vassals.
- The French monarchs sought to increase their power by demanding ligeance from their nobles.
- The concept of ligeance played a crucial role in shaping the social structure of the Middle Ages.
FAQs About the word ligeance
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 ser
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The knight pledged his unwavering ligeance to the king.
The vassal owed his complete ligeance to his feudal lord.
The soldiers swore an oath of ligeance to their commander.
The subjects showed their ligeance to the monarch with unwavering loyalty.
