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allegiance

3 syllables
noun
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As a noun, allegiance means loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

Meanings of allegiance

3 meanings

noun

  1. Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

  2. The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

    “his long commitment to public service”

    “they felt no loyalty to a losing team”

    Similar: commitment, loyalty, dedication

  3. The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

    Similar: fealty

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionall…
commitmentloyaltydedication
noun: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjec…
fealty

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