ALLEGIANCE


Meaning of ALLEGIANCE in English

[ ə'li:dʒ(ə)ns ]

■ noun loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., var. of OFr. ligeance , from lige , liege (see liege ), perh. by assoc. with Anglo-Latin alligantia 'alliance'.

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