LOYAL


Meaning of LOYAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯi(-ə)l ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Old French leial, leel, from Latin legalis legal

Date: 1531

1. : unswerving in allegiance: as

a. : faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or government

b. : faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is due

c. : faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product

2. : showing loyalty

3. obsolete : lawful , legitimate

Synonyms: see faithful

• loy·al·ly ˈlȯi-ə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.