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title: liege — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «liege» in the school dictionary: A liege is a lord or lady whom a person owes loyal service to, or a servant who owes such service. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# liege

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**Who acts:** liege, person, servant, knight, people, Abbot · **What happens:** be, owe, speak, bow, say, call · **To what, where:** lord, loyal service, such service, polite way, king · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«liege» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [liege in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/liege.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

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A liege is a lord or lady whom a person owes loyal service to, or a servant who owes such service.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liege:m1:1
# text = A liege is a lord or lady whom a person owes loyal service to, or a servant who owes such service.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liege	liege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	owes	owe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	owes	owe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a liege | a lord or lady |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **owe** | present | a person | loyal service | a lord or lady |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent whom=Goal service=Theme |
| 3 | **owe** | present | a servant | such service |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent service=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

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«My liege» is a polite way to speak to a king or lord.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liege:m2:1
# text = «My liege» is a polite way to speak to a king or lord.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	liege	liege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My liege | a polite way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to a king or lord | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to king=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The knight bowed low and said, «Yes, my liege.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liege:x1:1
# text = The knight bowed low and said, «Yes, my liege.»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	liege	liege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the knight *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The people were loyal to their liege lord.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liege:x2:1
# text = The people were loyal to their liege lord.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	liege	liege	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the people |  |  |  |  | to people's liege lord; loyal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Abbot called the king his liege.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liege:x3:1
# text = The Abbot called the king his liege.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Abbot	Abbot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	liege	liege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | the Abbot |  | the king |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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