LIGEANCE

ligeance (lI-j[schwa]nts orlee-j[schwa]nts). Hist. 1. The obedience of a citizen to the citizen’s sovereign or government; allegiance. 2. The territory of a state or sovereign. — Also spelled liegeance. See LIEGE. [Cases: International Law 10. 3. C.J.S. International Law § 7.] “Liegeance is a true and faithful obedience of the subject due to his sovereign; […]