leal
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- leally adverb
- lealty noun
Etymology
Origin of leal
1250–1300; Middle English leel < Old French < Latin lēgālis legal; loyal
Example Sentences
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“I keep no secrets from my kin, nor from my leal lords and knights, good friends all.”
From Literature
The photo shows a splintering wood door, a cobblestone lane and a whitewashed box of a building with a glowing light and street sign with the word “leal,” for loyal.
From New York Times
"Germany is the land of the leal for those that love music."
From Project Gutenberg
With many imperfections, he possessed a leal Scottish heart, and has left behind him memorials of genius, which posterity will not "let die."
From Project Gutenberg
He lay on his bed, so pallid and worn that every one save Seth thought he was wearing away to the land o’ the leal.
From Project Gutenberg
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