allegiance
the loyalty of a citizen to their government or of a subject to their sovereign.
loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.
Origin of allegiance
1synonym study For allegiance
Opposites for allegiance
Other words from allegiance
- non·al·le·giance, noun
- o·ver·al·le·giance, noun
Words Nearby allegiance
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How to use allegiance in a sentence
They were meant, she says, to be “a public display of your allegiance.”
Weaned on the good stuff, they’re adventurous in their tastes and fickle in their allegiance.
How Hops Became the Star of American Brewing | Christopher Solomon | October 7, 2020 | Outside OnlineWhen Rory spills out of Logan’s limo o’ dudes, champagne drunk and dripping with diamonds, she’s officially transferred her allegiances over to the elder Gilmore world, and Lorelai knows it.
More than half the athletes racing were in Nike spikes—their allegiance visible from the stands thanks to the neon yellow of their shoes.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneThe law has scrambled typical political allegiances, with law enforcement groups and some Democrats on one side, and Republicans and a handful of Democrats on the other.
Sacramento Report: The Debate Over SB 145 Sure Escalated Quickly | Voice of San Diego | September 18, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
“It is our Islamic obligation to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and give it our Islamic fealty,” he said.
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits | Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe capital of Chechnya, Grozny, was attacked Thursday by insurgents who may have sworn allegiance to ISIS.
Recession? Devaluation? Inflation? Putin Tells Russia Stay the Course. | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is likely that Baghdadi has officially gained the allegiance of a number of fighters.
Indeed, the group highlighted the oaths of allegiance in today's beheading video.
Their “consistently liberal” corollaries split their allegiance among CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and The New York Times.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media | John Avlon | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rebel Planner had fallen from his allegiance, and was making his terms with the enemy.
Yet it seems all but certain that he was in Edward's allegiance within three weeks before the battle.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonA citizen of the United States who resides in a state owes a double allegiance, and can demand protection from each government.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesCitizen-ship implies the duty of allegiance to the government, and the right of protection from it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesInstinct had prompted her to put away her husband's bounty in casting off her allegiance.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for allegiance
/ (əˈliːdʒəns) /
loyalty, as of a subject to his sovereign or of a citizen to his country
(in feudal society) the obligations of a vassal to his liege lord: See also fealty, homage (def. 2)
Origin of allegiance
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