单词 | allegiancy |
释义 | allegiancyn. = allegiance n. 1. Later also: loyalty; support.Recorded earliest in oath of allegiancy. Cf. allegiance n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > obligation of loyalty > to a superior, the government, etc. fayc1290 ligeance1377 lyance1390 allegiancea1425 fealtyc1460 allegiancy1577 subscription1608 ligeancy1643 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. (index) sig. I.iiv/3 Othe of allegiancy taken anew by king Iohn of his subiectes. 1643 W. Prynne Romes Master-peece (ed. 2) 28 To seduce him from his Alegiancy. 1715 in J. Almon Hist. Parl. (1764) 202 The laws of God require our allegiancy to our rightful king. 1881 W. Allingham in Athenæum 6 Aug. 175/1 He Be shot who wavers in allegiancy. 1905 W. A. Quayle Prairie & Sea 137 Whoever among blooming things fails in allegiancy to the sun, the sunflower does not. 1983 M. Castells City & Grassroots v. 222 The administration exchanged its favours with business groups for political allegiancy and active support. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1577 |
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