LIGIUS
\lˈɪd͡ʒɪəs], \lˈɪdʒɪəs], \l_ˈɪ_dʒ_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A person bound to another by a solemn tie or engagement. Now used to express the relation of a subject to bis sovereign. Lir;na et lapides sub "armorum" ap- pellatione non continentur. Sticks and stones are not contained under the name of "arms." Bract, fol. 1446.
By Henry Campbell Black