Liege - English meaning

noun

A member of the lowest order of the british nobility. baron is not used as a form of address, barons usually being referred to as ‘lord’.

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Dukes, duchesses, and barons made up the nobility, while the gentry consisted of knights and lords.

noun

A person who is extremely powerful in a particular area of business

Usage examples:

A media/press/newspaper baron, an oil baron, a drugs baron

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

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The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

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Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

The leader of a people or clan.

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Powerful feudal chieftains

noun

The leader of a tribe (= a group of families)

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

Usage examples:

Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

Usage examples:

When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Usage examples:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Usage examples:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

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A three-master

noun

A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

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The reigning monarch

noun

A nation’s king or queen

noun

A ruler, especially a feudal lord.

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Charles was overlord of vast territories in europe

noun

A person exercising government or dominion.

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Luanda on the angola coast was a portuguese town from which they tried to exercise control over afr…

noun

A narrow, flat object with straight edges you can use to draw straight lines and having marks you can use to measure things

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A military ruler

noun

A feudal lord; the lord of a manor.

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The knightly class soon ceased to be purely professional soldiers and became landed proprietors in …

noun

A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

Usage examples:

The emperor became the first japanese sovereign to visit britain

adjective

Possessing supreme or ultimate power.

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In modern democracies the people's will is in theory sovereign

noun

The pope.

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The pope's first visit to poland as pontiff

adjective

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

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A superior officer

noun

A person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.

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Obeying their superiors' orders

adjective

Better than average, or better than others of the same type

Usage examples:

They were clearly the superior team., some people think acoustic recordings are superior to digital…

noun

A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.

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The policy of the local ruler of fergana against the arabs oscillated between conciliation and atte…

noun

A country that partly controls another country, or the ruler of such a country

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As the transvaal’s suzerain power, it would have been england’s duty to try to avert bloodshed., th…