allegiance
Loyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superiorLoyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superior.
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» Pledge allegiance to the national flag.
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Examples
11 sentencesPledge allegiance to the national flag.
I pledge allegiance to the flag.
I owe allegiance to no country.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Loyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superior.
Treue, Loyalität, Treuherzigkeit
ве́рностьvérnostʹ, пре́данностьprédannostʹ
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Origin
From Middle English alegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant tFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: allegiances| Singular | allegiance |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action:commitmentloyaltydedication
- the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign):fealty
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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