Where does “ligeance” come from?
ligeance (English) comes from Middle English legiaunce, from Old French ligeance, from Old French lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.
ligeance (English): The connection between sovereign and subject by...
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- The connection between sovereign and subject by...
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