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单词 allegiance
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
al•le•giance /əˈlidʒəns/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. 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 © 2024
al•le•giance  (ə lējəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
  2. 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
    See loyalty. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged treason.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged treachery.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
allegiance /əˈliːdʒəns/ n
  1. loyalty, as of a subject to his sovereign or of a citizen to his country
  2. (in feudal society) the obligations of a vassal to his liege lord
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French ligeance, from lige liege
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