loyaltyn.

Brit.

/ˈlɔɪəlti/, U.S.

/ˈlɔɪ(ə)lti/,

/ˈlɔ(ɪ)jəlti/

Forms: Also Middle English loyaltee, loyaulte, 1500s–1600s loyaltie, loialtie, 1600s loialty, loyaltye.

Etymology: < Old French loialté (modern loyauté ), < loyal loyal adj.: see -ty suffix¹.

1. Faithful adherence to one's promise, oath, word of honour, etc.; †conjugal faithfulness, fidelity. †Also in phrase by my loyalty.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

truefastnessa1225

trueshipa1225

trueness?c1225

soothnessc1275

faithc1300

good faithc1300

trustc1300

trueheadc1325

traistnessa1340

truthheada1400

faithfulnessc1400

loyaltyc1400

tristiness1408

trustinessc1450

confiance1490

fealty?1515

surety?c1535

loyalness1592

troth-keeping1605

true-heartedness1608

confidence1642

trustworthiness1662

responsibleness1706

dependence1752

reliability1810

trustihood1823

faithworthiness1828

reliableness1841

dependableness1860

dependability1901

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > to a promise

loyaltyc1400

c1400 Rom. Rose 6783 This noble dide such labour To susteyne ever the loyaltee, That he to moche agilte me.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 26 ‘By my loyaulte’ saide thenne Corfus, ‘sire, all that I haue sayd procedeth not from ony fere..that I haue of all youre enemyes.’

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Eiv In my loyaltie, en ma loyaulté.

1612 G. Chapman Widdowes Teares ii. sig. D^v If you be sure of your wiues loialtie for terme of life.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. ii. 7 When I protest true loyalty to her, She twits me with my falsehood to my friend.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 39 These Garments once were his; and left to me; The Pledges of his promis'd Loyalty.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 406 And piety with wishes placed above, And steady loyalty, and faithful love.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits v. 85 In the courts, the independence of the judges and the loyalty of the suitors are equally excellent.

1871 R. S. Candlish in Life (1882) xiv. 149 Thy right hand hath not lost its cunning, nor thy heart its loving loyalty to the gentle craft.

2. Faithful adherence to the sovereign or lawful government; spec. of government employees. Also, in later use, enthusiastic reverence for the person and family of the sovereign.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > loyalty to sovereign

loyalty1531

loyalness1592

loyality1646

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > to sovereign or government

loyalty1531

loyality1646

Church and Kingism1794

loyalism1837

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > to sovereign or government > specifically of government employees

loyalty1955

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. vi. sig. Zv Fro the subiecte or seruaunt to his souerayne or maister it is proprely named fidelitie, and in a frenche terme loyaltie.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. I. vii. 176 In this battaile Canutus proued the Loyaltie and manly prowesse of the Englishe men.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iv. 22 The seruice, and the loyaltie I owe, In doing it, payes it selfe.

1634 J. Levett Ordering of Bees 69 They offer unto him all their services and loyalties.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 471 Whoever of those rebels willingly should come in..and promise future loyalty, or obedience to his laws..should..obtain rewards from him.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 331 We too are friends to loyalty. We love The king who loves the law.

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. x. 44 Loyalty, within the bounds of reason..is one of the greatest instruments of English happiness.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §6. 399 Under the rule of Elizabeth loyalty became more and more a passion among Englishmen.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 132 Commissioner Murray, concurring in the result, found Dr. Oppenheimer a risk on grounds of loyalty which he newly defined as obedience to security regulations.

1956 M. Grodzins Loyal & Disloyal v. 230 Loyalty-security programs threaten to cripple the entire foreign service.

1956 M. Grodzins Loyal & Disloyal v. 231 Governments must guard themselves against harm and destruction, and there can therefore be no criticism of the objectives of loyalty investigations for government employees and scientists who work on government projects.

1964 J. Gould & W. L. Kolb Dict. Social Sci. 397 In the United States since the end of World War II, loyalty has been an important issue in politics... Under President Truman..there was an elaborate procedure for determining the ‘loyalty’ of servants of the U.S. government.

†3. Lawfulness, legality (of marriage). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legality or conformity with the law > specifically of marriage

loyalty1660

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] > lawful > state of being

loyalty1660

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 193 in Justice Vindicated In all the reign of H. 3...if any issue were joyned upon loyalty of marriage, general bastardy, or such like, the King did ever write to the Bishop of the diocese..to certifie the loyalty of the marriage.

Compounds

C1. attributive in †loyalty loan.

ΚΠ

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Proc. Parl. 23/2 The..advantageous disposal of the loyalty loan.

C2.

loyalty oath n. U.S. an oath, usually mandatory, required of a prospective public employee or other person in which he swears to abstain from subversive activities.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > solemn > other types

voluntary1593

assertory oath1617

bribery oath1734

Hippocratic oath1747

ironclad oath1864

tennis court oath1893

loyalty oath1952

1952 M. McCarthy in Reporter (N.Y.) 8 July 32/2 In order to..work for the Columbia Broadcasting System you have to sign a loyalty oath which is presented with your contract.

1969 L. Greenbaum Out of Shape xxii. 162 The older man had his contract terminated under a clause dealing with loyalty oaths. Apparently he was a card-carrier and hadn't said so.

1971 M. McCarthy Birds of Amer. 250 Berkeley is horrible... You have to swear a loyalty oath... It's natural that the students would finally rebel.

1973 Black Panther 12 May 6/1 After signing a loyalty oath to the school, students are required to present two identification cards, one issued since November 16th, before gaining entrance to the campus.

Draft additions July 2002

loyalty card n. British a card issued by a retailer to its customers as part of a consumer incentive scheme whereby credits for future discounts (or other rewards) are amassed each time a purchase is made and the card produced.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > credit documents > credit card > for a particular store or business

charge account1903

loyalty card1986

1986 Financial Times 11 Dec. (Credit Cards Survey) p. iv/1 Both types of card are really ‘loyalty’ cards. Their purpose is to instil into the consumer loyalty towards a particular store.

1995 Which? June 6/3 Loyalty cards may be popular, but rather than having to join special clubs to get savings, we think it's better if all customers can see cuts on shelf prices.

2000 A. Parks in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 308 For the last three months I have beaten the living daylights out of my Boots loyalty card in an attempt to de-fuzz, de-scale, retone and tan every inch of my body.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loyalty
释义	loyaltyn. Brit. /ˈlɔɪəlti/, U.S. /ˈlɔɪ(ə)lti/, /ˈlɔ(ɪ)jəlti/ Forms: Also Middle English loyaltee, loyaulte, 1500s–1600s loyaltie, loialtie, 1600s loialty, loyaltye. Etymology: < Old French loialté (modern loyauté ), < loyal loyal adj.: see -ty suffix¹. 1. Faithful adherence to one's promise, oath, word of honour, etc.; †conjugal faithfulness, fidelity. †Also in phrase by my loyalty. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 truefastnessa1225 trueshipa1225 trueness?c1225 soothnessc1275 faithc1300 good faithc1300 trustc1300 trueheadc1325 traistnessa1340 truthheada1400 faithfulnessc1400 loyaltyc1400 tristiness1408 trustinessc1450 confiance1490 fealty?1515 surety?c1535 loyalness1592 troth-keeping1605 true-heartedness1608 confidence1642 trustworthiness1662 responsibleness1706 dependence1752 reliability1810 trustihood1823 faithworthiness1828 reliableness1841 dependableness1860 dependability1901 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > to a promise loyaltyc1400 c1400 Rom. Rose 6783 This noble dide such labour To susteyne ever the loyaltee, That he to moche agilte me. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 26 ‘By my loyaulte’ saide thenne Corfus, ‘sire, all that I haue sayd procedeth not from ony fere..that I haue of all youre enemyes.’ ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Eiv In my loyaltie, en ma loyaulté. 1612 G. Chapman Widdowes Teares ii. sig. D^v If you be sure of your wiues loialtie for terme of life. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. ii. 7 When I protest true loyalty to her, She twits me with my falsehood to my friend. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 39 These Garments once were his; and left to me; The Pledges of his promis'd Loyalty. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 406 And piety with wishes placed above, And steady loyalty, and faithful love. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits v. 85 In the courts, the independence of the judges and the loyalty of the suitors are equally excellent. 1871 R. S. Candlish in Life (1882) xiv. 149 Thy right hand hath not lost its cunning, nor thy heart its loving loyalty to the gentle craft. 2. Faithful adherence to the sovereign or lawful government; spec. of government employees. Also, in later use, enthusiastic reverence for the person and family of the sovereign. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > loyalty to sovereign loyalty1531 loyalness1592 loyality1646 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > to sovereign or government loyalty1531 loyality1646 Church and Kingism1794 loyalism1837 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > to sovereign or government > specifically of government employees loyalty1955 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. vi. sig. Zv Fro the subiecte or seruaunt to his souerayne or maister it is proprely named fidelitie, and in a frenche terme loyaltie. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. I. vii. 176 In this battaile Canutus proued the Loyaltie and manly prowesse of the Englishe men. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iv. 22 The seruice, and the loyaltie I owe, In doing it, payes it selfe. View more context for this quotation 1634 J. Levett Ordering of Bees 69 They offer unto him all their services and loyalties. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 471 Whoever of those rebels willingly should come in..and promise future loyalty, or obedience to his laws..should..obtain rewards from him. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 331 We too are friends to loyalty. We love The king who loves the law. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. x. 44 Loyalty, within the bounds of reason..is one of the greatest instruments of English happiness. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §6. 399 Under the rule of Elizabeth loyalty became more and more a passion among Englishmen. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 132 Commissioner Murray, concurring in the result, found Dr. Oppenheimer a risk on grounds of loyalty which he newly defined as obedience to security regulations. 1956 M. Grodzins Loyal & Disloyal v. 230 Loyalty-security programs threaten to cripple the entire foreign service. 1956 M. Grodzins Loyal & Disloyal v. 231 Governments must guard themselves against harm and destruction, and there can therefore be no criticism of the objectives of loyalty investigations for government employees and scientists who work on government projects. 1964 J. Gould & W. L. Kolb Dict. Social Sci. 397 In the United States since the end of World War II, loyalty has been an important issue in politics... Under President Truman..there was an elaborate procedure for determining the ‘loyalty’ of servants of the U.S. government. †3. Lawfulness, legality (of marriage). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legality or conformity with the law > specifically of marriage loyalty1660 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] > lawful > state of being loyalty1660 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 193 in Justice Vindicated In all the reign of H. 3...if any issue were joyned upon loyalty of marriage, general bastardy, or such like, the King did ever write to the Bishop of the diocese..to certifie the loyalty of the marriage. Compounds C1. attributive in †loyalty loan. ΚΠ 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Proc. Parl. 23/2 The..advantageous disposal of the loyalty loan. C2. loyalty oath n. U.S. an oath, usually mandatory, required of a prospective public employee or other person in which he swears to abstain from subversive activities. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > solemn > other types voluntary1593 assertory oath1617 bribery oath1734 Hippocratic oath1747 ironclad oath1864 tennis court oath1893 loyalty oath1952 1952 M. McCarthy in Reporter (N.Y.) 8 July 32/2 In order to..work for the Columbia Broadcasting System you have to sign a loyalty oath which is presented with your contract. 1969 L. Greenbaum Out of Shape xxii. 162 The older man had his contract terminated under a clause dealing with loyalty oaths. Apparently he was a card-carrier and hadn't said so. 1971 M. McCarthy Birds of Amer. 250 Berkeley is horrible... You have to swear a loyalty oath... It's natural that the students would finally rebel. 1973 Black Panther 12 May 6/1 After signing a loyalty oath to the school, students are required to present two identification cards, one issued since November 16th, before gaining entrance to the campus. Draft additions July 2002 loyalty card n. British a card issued by a retailer to its customers as part of a consumer incentive scheme whereby credits for future discounts (or other rewards) are amassed each time a purchase is made and the card produced. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > credit documents > credit card > for a particular store or business charge account1903 loyalty card1986 1986 Financial Times 11 Dec. (Credit Cards Survey) p. iv/1 Both types of card are really ‘loyalty’ cards. Their purpose is to instil into the consumer loyalty towards a particular store. 1995 Which? June 6/3 Loyalty cards may be popular, but rather than having to join special clubs to get savings, we think it's better if all customers can see cuts on shelf prices. 2000 A. Parks in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 308 For the last three months I have beaten the living daylights out of my Boots loyalty card in an attempt to de-fuzz, de-scale, retone and tan every inch of my body. 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