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allegiance

al·le·giance

UK/əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/ US/ʌˈlidʒʌns/ fairly common

noun

1.

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”
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2.

the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

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Origin

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.

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