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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•le•giance /əˈlidʒəns/USA pronunciation n. - loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like, esp. loyalty of citizens to their government: [countable]found out where his allegiances lie.[uncountable]He pledged allegiance to his new country.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•le•giance (ə lē′jəns),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- 1350–1400; Middle English aliegiaunce, equivalent. to a- probably a-5 + liege liege + -aunce -ance; compare Middle French ligeance
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged treason.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged treachery.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: allegiance /əˈliːdʒəns/ n - 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 lord
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French ligeance, from lige liege |