"leal" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Latin lēgālis",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal.",
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          "ref": "1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son",
          "text": "Mr Toots, like the leal and trusty soul he was, stopped the cabriolet in a twinkling, and told Susan Nipper of his commission, at which she cried more than before.",
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          "text": "We thank you for the pure white fire of his goodness, for the red sword of justice in his hand, for the love he bears his leal people.",
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        "Loyal, honest."
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        "(now chiefly Scotland) Loyal, honest."
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        "True, genuine."
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        "(now only Scotland) True, genuine."
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        "(now chiefly Scotland) Loyal, honest."
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        "(now only Scotland) True, genuine."
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