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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024loy•al /ˈlɔɪəl/USA pronunciation adj. - faithful to one's government or one's country:a loyal subject.
- faithful to one's oath or obligations:loyal to a vow.
- faithful to a person or thing thought to deserve it:a loyal friend.
loy•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loy•al (loi′əl),USA pronunciation adj. - faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state:a loyal subject.
- faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations:to be loyal to a vow.
- faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity:a loyal friend.
- characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.:loyal conduct.
- Latin lēgālis legal
- Middle French, Old French loial, le(i)al
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged patriotic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See faithful.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged faithless, treacherous.
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