allegiance
[ uh-lee-juhns ]
/ əˈli dʒəns /
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noun
the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.
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Origin of allegiance
synonym study for allegiance
See loyalty.
OTHER WORDS FROM allegiance
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British Dictionary definitions for allegiance
allegiance
/ (əˈliːdʒəns) /
noun
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 lordSee also fealty, homage (def. 2)
Word Origin for allegiance
C14: from Old French ligeance, from lige liege
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