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ligeance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ligeance
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An allegiance.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English legiaunce, from Old French ligeance, legeance, ligance; equivalent to liege + -ance; compare allegiance.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: legiaunce, ligeance

Usage

Inflected Forms

ligeances (plural) liegance (alternative)

Questions

What does ligeance mean?
An allegiance.
Where does ligeance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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