loyal
[ loi-uhl ]
/ ˈlɔɪ əl /
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adjective
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations: to be loyal to a vow.
faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity: a loyal friend.
characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.: loyal conduct.
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Origin of loyal
synonym study for loyal
See faithful.
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British Dictionary definitions for loyal
loyal
/ (ˈlɔɪəl) /
adjective
having or showing continuing allegiance
faithful to one's country, government, etc
of or expressing loyalty
Derived forms of loyal
loyally, adverbloyalness, nounWord Origin for loyal
C16: from Old French loial, leial, from Latin lēgālis legal
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