Ligeance
Pronunciation : Li"geance
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. ligeance, ligance. See Liege.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition : Defn: The connection between sovereign and subject by which they were mutually bound, the former to protection and the securing of justice, the latter to faithful service; allegiance. [Written also ligeancy and liegance.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913