Definition of allegiance Allegiance
/ʌliˈʤʌns/ - [uleejuns] - al•le•giance
We found 10 definitions of allegiance from 8 different sources.
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What does allegiance mean?
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NounPlural: allegiances |
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| allegiance - the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) | ||
| fealty | ||
| loyalty, trueness the quality of being loyal | ||
| allegiance - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" | ||
| commitment, loyalty, dedication | ||
| cooperation the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation" | ||
| communalism loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole | ||
| consecration (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church" | ||
| devotion (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions" | ||
| enlistment the act of enlisting (as in a military service) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- allegiance (n.)
The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state. - allegiance (n.)
Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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allegiance
Loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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allegiance
al-lēj′i-ans, n. the duty of a subject to his liege or sovereign.—adj. Allē′giant. [L. ad, to, and Liege.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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allegiance
The legal obedience of a subject to his sovereign in return for the protection afforded; a debt which, in a natural-born subject, cannot be cancelled by any change of time, or place, or circumstance, without the united consent of the legislature.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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allegiance
In law, implies the obedience which is due to the laws. Oath of Allegiance is that taken by an alien, by which he adopts America and renounces the authority of a foreign government. It is also applied to the oath taken by officers and soldiers in pledge of their fidelity to the state.
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🔤- allegiance, noun, singular of allegiances.
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