liege

In European feudal society, an unconditional bond between a man and his overlord. Thus, if a tenant held estates from various overlords, his obligations to his liege lord, to whom he had paid “liege homage,” were greater than his obligations to the other lords, to whom he had paid only “simple homage.” Seealso feudal land tenure.

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• Feudalism, where a liege is a party in the vassalic oath of allegiance
• Allegiance, as in someone who has made a pledge
• Liège Island, in the Antarctic
• Liège (Paris Metro), a subway station in Paris.
• Liege and Lief, an album by folk group Fairport Convention
• Liegewagen is the German word for a Couchette car

In Belgium (Lüttich, Luik)

• Liège (province), a province of Belgium, named after the provincial capital city.
• Liège (city), a municipality and a city of Belgium. Until 1946, spelled Liége
• Siege of Liège involved the city during the opening days of World War I.
• Bishopric of Liège, a former state in the Low Countries
• University of Liège (ULg) is a major public university for the French Community of Belgium, in the city.
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a famous one-day road cycling race in Belgium, starts and ends in the city.
• Liège-Guillemins, the main train station of the city of Liège
• Liège airport, the airport of the city of Liège
• Liège (car), inspired by the 1950's classic sporting car era.