Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun liege

3 senses of liege

Sense 1
vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject, feudatory -- (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)
       => follower -- (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Sense 2
liege, liege lord -- (a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service)
       => feudal lord, seigneur, seignior -- (a man of rank in the ancient regime)

Sense 3
Liege, Luik -- (city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Antonyms of adj liege

1 sense of liege

Sense 1
liege -- (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject")

INDIRECT (VIA loyal) -> disloyal -- (deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers")

Similarity of adj liege

1 sense of liege

Sense 1
liege -- (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject")
       => loyal (vs. disloyal) -- (steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him")

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