1.nounA free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
2.noun(in full liege lord) A king or lord.
3.nounThe subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
4.adjectiveSovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.
"a liege lord"
5.adjectiveServing an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, such as a vassal to his lord; faithful.