"allegiance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/ Audio: en-us-allegiance.ogg [US] Forms: allegiances [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|alegiaunce}} Middle English alegiaunce, {{der|en|xno|alegaunce|t=loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord}} Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), {{der|en|fro|ligeance}} Old French ligeance, {{m|fro|lige|t=vassal, liegeman}} lige (“vassal, liegeman”), {{l|en|liege}} liege Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} allegiance (countable and uncountable, plural allegiances)
  1. Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler. Wikipedia link: allegiance Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: adherence, fidelity, loyalty, allegiaunce [obsolete] Derived forms: counterallegiance, oath of allegiance, pledge of allegiance Translations (loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler): вярност (vjarnost) (Bulgarian), преданост (predanost) (Bulgarian), лоялност (lojalnost) (Bulgarian), lleialtat [feminine] (Catalan), fidelitat [feminine] (Catalan), 忠誠 (Chinese Mandarin), 忠诚 (zhōngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), oddanost [feminine] (Czech), troskap [common-gender] (Danish), trouw (Dutch), getrouwheid (Dutch), loyaliteit (Dutch), trouwhartigheid (Dutch), aanhang [masculine] (Dutch), fideleco (Esperanto), trúskapur [masculine] (Faroese), kuuliaisuus (Finnish), uskollisuus (Finnish), fidélité [feminine] (French), loyauté [feminine] (French), allégeance [feminine] (French), Treue (German), Loyalität (German), Treuherzigkeit (German), Gefolgschaft [feminine] (German), Gefolgschaftstreue [feminine] (German), dílseacht [feminine] (Irish), fedeltà (Italian), lealtà (Italian), 忠誠 (alt: ちゅうせい chūsei) (Japanese), 충성 (chungseong) (Korean), allegiantia [feminine] (Latin), fidēlitās (Latin), fidēs (Latin), dēvōtiō (Latin), obsequium [neuter] (Latin), piripono (Maori), legiaunce (Middle English), alegiaunce (Middle English), troskap [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), truskap [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), truskap [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fidelidat (Papiamentu), تعهد (ta'ahhod) (Persian), وفاداری (vafâdâri) (Persian), wierność (Polish), posłuszeństwo (Polish), lojalność (Polish), fidelidade (Portuguese), lealdade (Portuguese), adesão [feminine] (Portuguese), fidelitate [feminine] (Romanian), loialitate [feminine] (Romanian), credință [feminine] (Romanian), ве́рность (vérnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), пре́данность (prédannostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), odanost (Serbo-Croatian), lojalnost (Serbo-Croatian), zvestoba [feminine] (Slovene), fidelidad [feminine] (Spanish), lealtad [feminine] (Spanish), lojalitet (Swedish), trohet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-allegiance-en-noun-5VjCiTxz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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          "code": "fa",
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          "roman": "ta'ahhod",
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          "roman": "vafâdâri",
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          "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
          "word": "wierność"
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          "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
          "word": "posłuszeństwo"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
          "word": "lojalność"
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          "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
          "word": "fidelidade"
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          "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
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          "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
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          "code": "ro",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vjarnost",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "вярност"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predanost",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "преданост"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lojalnost",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "лоялност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lleialtat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fidelitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "忠誠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhōngchéng",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "忠诚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oddanost"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "troskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "trouw"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "getrouwheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "loyaliteit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "trouwhartigheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aanhang"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "fideleco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trúskapur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "kuuliaisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "uskollisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fidélité"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "loyauté"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "allégeance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "Treue"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "Loyalität"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "Treuherzigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gefolgschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gefolgschaftstreue"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dílseacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "fedeltà"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "lealtà"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちゅうせい chūsei",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "忠誠"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chungseong",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "충성"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "allegiantia"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "fidēlitās"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "fidēs"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "dēvōtiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "obsequium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "piripono"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "legiaunce"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "alegiaunce"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "troskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "truskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "truskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "pap",
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "fidelidat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ta'ahhod",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "تعهد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vafâdâri",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "وفاداری"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "wierność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "posłuszeństwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "lojalność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "fidelidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "lealdade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adesão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fidelitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "loialitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "credință"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vérnostʹ",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ве́рность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prédannostʹ",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пре́данность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "odanost"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "lojalnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zvestoba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fidelidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lealtad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "word": "lojalitet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "trohet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "allegiance"
}

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