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Word: Allegiance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege (see liege), perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantia ‘alliance’
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Phonetic Spelling:
əˈliːdʒ(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause
Short Definition:loyalty or commitment to superior or to group
Examples:- those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic
- a complex pattern of cross-party allegiances
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