单词 | allegiance |
释义 | allegiancen. 1. a. Originally: (Feudal Law) the duty, homage, etc., owed by a vassal or liege man (liegeman n.) to the king or lord from whom he holds land; fealty (now historical). In later use: duty or service rendered by a subject to a sovereign or government. Also: formal acknowledgement of this. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > obligation of loyalty > to a superior, the government, etc. fayc1290 ligeance1377 lyance1390 allegiancea1425 fealtyc1460 allegiancy1577 subscription1608 ligeancy1643 a1425 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Cambr. Ff.5.35) (1873) C. xix. l. 202 [c1400 Huntington HM 137 On lorde [God] that] a-ligeaunce [Huntington continues cleymeþ]. 1427 in C. Innes Registrum Honoris de Morton (1853) I. p. xlii We chargis yhow stratly in yhour allegeans that yhe address yhow, as for ane, to pass in Ingland in hostaygis for our deliuerance. c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) i. l. 9 (MED) Of alegeaunce now lerneth a lesson oþer tweyne, Wher-by it standith and stablithe moste. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xviii He had, contrary his allegeaunce made homage vnto Lewys. a1525 Contempl. Synnaris l. 138 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 192 Brekis faith to God be lost allegians. 1592 R. Greene Pandosto (new ed.) sig. Bij To disswade his subiectes from their allegeance. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) v. i. 177 Hast thou not sworne Allegeance vnto me? View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xii. 60 Subjects may be freed from their Alleageance. 1702 J. Savage Compl. Hist. Germany 50 He..caus'd the State of France and Germany to swear Allegiance to him. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. i. x. 284 Natural allegiance is therefore perpetual. 1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. III. ii. 171 These northern districts [of Scotland] had for many centuries been more accustomed to pay their allegiance to the Norwegian yarls, or pirate kings. 1878 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Sept. Much has been done to the loyal West Indians. Contrast this with what has been done for other peoples owing allegiance to her Majesty Queen Victoria. 1941 H. Beemer in A. M. Duggan-Cronin Bantu Tribes III. iv. 9 Privileges and responsibilities of citizens are conferred on everyone owing allegiance to the king. 1997 A. Barnett This Time ix. 286 Disestablishment..raises questions about what happens at the Coronation—how, and to whom, the Head of State swears allegiance. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > chief authority or dominion > of a liege lord allegiancea1530 a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) vii. 1568 Hys Lord be detfull alegeawns. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 38 Yf it like your aliegiaunce þat I your lefe son Be sent..it shall vs wele like. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 136v And his alligiaunce lelly I will loute to. 2. The recognition of the claims which someone or something has on a person's loyalty or respect; loyalty; support; an instance of this. Also in plural in the same sense.See also oath of allegiance n. at oath n. Phrases 2, pledge of allegiance n. at pledge n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [noun] alliancec1571 allegiance1808 1808 W. Scott Marmion v. x. 255 Nor to that lady free alone Did the gay King allegiance own. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 27 Their allegiance (so to speak) to natural science. 1851 A. Helps Friends in Council I. 22 There is something to which a man owes a larger allegiance than to any human affection. 1920 Plumbers, Gas & Steam Fitters Jrnl. Apr. 4/2 Mr. Carey is employing expelled members of the United Association, men whose allegiances are with the destructive element. 1921 Bull. Illinois State Dental Soc. May 18 I do not have any idea as to the political allegiancies of the men. 1960 Scotsman 18 Apr. Shetlanders and Orcadians divide their allegiance between Shetland and Aberdeen [Universities]. 1990 R. Hodge Lit. as Disc. iii. 65 Festivals..acquired a double meaning, as authentic popular traditions drawing allegiance from large portions of the rural masses. 2010 H. Spurling Pearl Buck in China 45 When she was increasingly aware of tension between her parents, she transferred her allegiance exclusively to her mother. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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