"lege man" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleːd͡ʒ(ə)man/, /ˈliːd͡ʒ(ə)man/ Forms: lege men [plural]
Etymology: From lege (“liege”) + man (“man”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|lege|man|id1=liege|id2=man|t1=liege|t2=man}} lege (“liege”) + man (“man”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lege man, {{enm-noun|lege men}} lege man (plural lege men)
  1. A liegeman; one who is subordinate to a feudal superior. Categories (topical): Feudalism, People Synonyms: legeman, ligeman, liegeman, lyge-man, leege man, lige man, liege man
    Sense id: en-lege_man-enm-noun-qaORBePn Disambiguation of Feudalism: 52 48 Disambiguation of People: 63 37 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. (rare) One who is obedient to their superior. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Feudalism
    Sense id: en-lege_man-enm-noun-jmNUbG6O Disambiguation of Feudalism: 52 48 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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