allegiance
Meaning
Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
Synonyms
loyality
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Translations
fidélité
lealdade
trouw
lealtà
fidelidad
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English alegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), variant of Old French ligeance, from lige (“vassal, liegeman”). More at liege.
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