allegiance
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allegiance
- /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/
Where it comes from
From Middle English alegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), variant of Old French ligeance, from lige (“vassal, liegeman”). More at liege.
noun allegiances · allegiaunce
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Loyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superior.
With what a feeling of joyful security did her heart go back to its old allegiance! Till now she had scarcely been aware of its strength, for she had known it but by its disappointment—now she fully admitted that early and passionate emotion with which Robert Evelyn had inspired her was indeed her d
Similar: adherence, fidelity, loyalty, fealty, devotion, sympathy · Opposite: treason, disloyalty
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: loyalty, dedication, commitment, fealty, faithful, faithfulness, fidelity, trustworthiness, faith, honesty, homage, fairness, truthfulness, obedience, accuracy, oath
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noun loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler
| Español | fidelidad, lealtad, pleitesía (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충성 chungseong |
| 日本語 | 忠誠 |
| 中文 | 忠誠 /忠诚 zhōngchéng |
| Português | fidelidade, lealdade, adesão, filiação |
| Français | fidélité, loyauté, allégeance |
| Deutsch | Treue, Loyalität, Treuherzigkeit, Gefolgschaft, Gefolgschaftstreue |
| Italiano | fedeltà, lealtà |
| Română | fidelitate, loialitate, credință |
| Русский | ве́рность vérnostʹ, пре́данность prédannostʹ |
| العربية | اِنْتِمَاء intimāʔ |
| עברית | נֶאֱמָנוּת neemanút |
Talk about this word "allegiance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allegiance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. allegiance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allegiance "allegiance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allegiance.Cite this
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title = {allegiance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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