All 5 Uses of
liege
in
Antigone
- CHORUS I had misgivings from the first, my liege, Of something more than natural at work.†
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- She's thine, my liege; but I may rightly claim Hence to depart well quit of all these ills.†
- ] CHORUS Thy son has gone, my liege, in angry haste.†
- ] CHORUS My liege, that man hath gone, foretelling woe.†
- Well, in attendance on my liege, your lord, I crossed the plain to its utmost margin, where The corse of Polyneices, gnawn and mauled, Was lying yet.†
Definition:
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(liege) a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
or:
a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord