ligance
Look at other dictionaries:
liegance — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ligeancy — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allégeance — 1. allégeance [ aleʒɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1165; de alléger ♦ Vx Soulagement. « Elle goûte, ce soir, la même allégeance qu à ses réveils d alors » (F. Mauriac). allégeance 2. allégeance [ aleʒɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1704; allegeance 1669; angl. allegiance, de l a.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
