ligeance

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noun

An allegiance.

OriginMiddle English legiaunce ← Old French ligeance →
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Meanings

nounligeance (plural ligeances)

plural ligeances · alternative liegance

  1. UKhistoricallawAn allegiance.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchligeance
  2. Middle Englishlegiaunce
  3. Englishligeance

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

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APA

ligeance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligeance

MLA

“ligeance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligeance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ligeance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligeance.

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