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单词 allegiance
释义

allegiance

[ uh-lee-juhns ]
/ əˈli dʒəns /
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noun

the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.

Origin of allegiance

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English aliegiaunce, equivalent to a- probably a-5 + liegeliege + -aunce-ance; compare Middle French ligeance

ANTONYMS FOR allegiance

1 treason.
2 treachery.
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synonym study for allegiance

See loyalty.

OTHER WORDS FROM allegiance

non·al·le·giance, nouno·ver·al·le·giance, noun

Words nearby allegiance

allegedly, Allegheny, Allegheny barberry, Allegheny Mountains, Allegheny spurge, allegiance, allegiant, allegorical, allegorist, allegoristic, allegorize
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British Dictionary definitions for allegiance

allegiance
/ (əˈliːdʒəns) /

noun

loyalty, as of a subject to his sovereign or of a citizen to his country
(in feudal society) the obligations of a vassal to his liege lordSee also fealty, homage (def. 2)

Word Origin for allegiance

C14: from Old French ligeance, from lige liege
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