Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liegeful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: liege-ful
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege.

Example Sentences

"When England, reeking from her deadly wound, From her galled neck did pluck the chain away, Kenning her liegeful sons fall all around, (Mighty they fell, —'twas Honour led the fray,)"
"O would my Love were safe in some far isle, And I were like some shadow passed away ; Yea, though some other liegeful wife, the while, Partook his board at eve, his chase by day : For I am that doomed Babe of long ago ;"
"Bending above the imminent grave, I leaned — God's penitent not less than confessor— My total being, body, soul, and spirit, His liegeful servant."

Etymology

From liege + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: liege

Inflected Forms

more liegeful (comparative) most liegeful (superlative)

Synonyms

liege

Questions

What does liegeful mean?: Synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege.
Where does liegeful come from?: From liege + -ful.

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