allegiantadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈliːdʒ(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈlidʒ(ə)nt/

Forms: 1500s alegeant, 1500s– allegiant.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allegiance n., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < allegi- (in allegiance n.) + -ant suffix¹, by analogy with other adjectives and nouns in -ant suffix¹ corresponding to nouns in -ance suffix.

A. adj.

That owes or gives allegiance (to someone or something); loyal, faithful.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective]

holdc893

trueOE

leala1300

truefula1350

faithfula1375

true-hearted1465

liege1478

well-wishing1548

allegiant1556

vowed1560

lewtifull1563

whole-chested1576

devotious1583

devote1597

loyal-hearted1599

devoted1600

resolved1600

real1639

fidelious1650

liegeful1872

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxix. sig. Ii And to the spider: in our alegeant vow: In all lefull things, all we ants alwaie bow.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 177 I Can nothing render but Allegiant thankes.

1702 J. Harris Leighton-Stone-Air 34 Tho sworn Allegiant unto Him, Their Chief, As from His Crown They held the Lawn in Fief.

1750 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Powers Europe III. i. iv. 241 Her Hungarian majesty returned to Vienna..full of the noblest sentiments of gratitude and affection, for her loyal and allegiant subjects.

1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 64 227 He proved anything but allegiant to Shakspeare.

1858 C. Patmore Betrothal xii, in Angel in House (ed. 2) I. 149 The wretch, whom..His own allegiant thoughts despise.

1904 School Rev. 12 10 Every school ought to be self-governing in the high sense that all its members are allegiant to the ideal which the school expresses.

1994 N.Y. Mag. 11 Apr. 21/3 Scheib has been hailed as an innovator, allegiant to both tradition and nutrition.

2007 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 24 Miles connects brilliantly with his allegiant fans.

B. n.

A person who owes or gives allegiance; a loyal follower or adherent (of someone or something).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > [noun] > one subject to authority > and owing allegiance

obedientiary1536

feudary1620

allegiant1886

1598 H. Clapham Syn against Holy Ghoste sig. Biiij To make the Ground of Brounisme lesse colourable to the allegiants.

1886 N. Amer. Rev. 142 125 Strangers shall have the same personal rights as the allegiants.

1888 A. W. Tourgée Lett. to King v. 67 In the one sense it [sc. the word ‘citizen’] is used to distinguish the American people from the allegiants of a foreign power.

1979 J. A. Booth in M. A. Seligson & J. A. Booth Polit. & Poor II. ii. viii. 100 The 1953 coup by Gen. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla brought a truce and temporary cease-fire between the two parties and their warring peasant allegiants.

2000 S. Creaven Marxism & Realism (2001) i. 33 Perhaps those allegiants of philosophical realism..might still object to my critique.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allegiant
释义	allegiantadj.n. Brit. /əˈliːdʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈlidʒ(ə)nt/ Forms: 1500s alegeant, 1500s– allegiant. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allegiance n., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < allegi- (in allegiance n.) + -ant suffix¹, by analogy with other adjectives and nouns in -ant suffix¹ corresponding to nouns in -ance suffix. A. adj. That owes or gives allegiance (to someone or something); loyal, faithful. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective] holdc893 trueOE leala1300 truefula1350 faithfula1375 true-hearted1465 liege1478 well-wishing1548 allegiant1556 vowed1560 lewtifull1563 whole-chested1576 devotious1583 devote1597 loyal-hearted1599 devoted1600 resolved1600 real1639 fidelious1650 liegeful1872 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxix. sig. Ii And to the spider: in our alegeant vow: In all lefull things, all we ants alwaie bow. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 177 I Can nothing render but Allegiant thankes. View more context for this quotation 1702 J. Harris Leighton-Stone-Air 34 Tho sworn Allegiant unto Him, Their Chief, As from His Crown They held the Lawn in Fief. 1750 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Powers Europe III. i. iv. 241 Her Hungarian majesty returned to Vienna..full of the noblest sentiments of gratitude and affection, for her loyal and allegiant subjects. 1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 64 227 He proved anything but allegiant to Shakspeare. 1858 C. Patmore Betrothal xii, in Angel in House (ed. 2) I. 149 The wretch, whom..His own allegiant thoughts despise. 1904 School Rev. 12 10 Every school ought to be self-governing in the high sense that all its members are allegiant to the ideal which the school expresses. 1994 N.Y. Mag. 11 Apr. 21/3 Scheib has been hailed as an innovator, allegiant to both tradition and nutrition. 2007 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 24 Miles connects brilliantly with his allegiant fans. B. n. A person who owes or gives allegiance; a loyal follower or adherent (of someone or something). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [noun] > one subject to authority > and owing allegiance obedientiary1536 feudary1620 allegiant1886 1598 H. Clapham Syn against Holy Ghoste sig. Biiij To make the Ground of Brounisme lesse colourable to the allegiants. 1886 N. Amer. Rev. 142 125 Strangers shall have the same personal rights as the allegiants. 1888 A. W. Tourgée Lett. to King v. 67 In the one sense it [sc. the word ‘citizen’] is used to distinguish the American people from the allegiants of a foreign power. 1979 J. A. Booth in M. A. Seligson & J. A. Booth Polit. & Poor II. ii. viii. 100 The 1953 coup by Gen. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla brought a truce and temporary cease-fire between the two parties and their warring peasant allegiants. 2000 S. Creaven Marxism & Realism (2001) i. 33 Perhaps those allegiants of philosophical realism..might still object to my critique. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1556
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