\Li"geance\ (l[=e]"jans), n. [OF. ligeance, ligance.
See {Liege}.] (O. Eng. Law)
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.