allegiance

  • 11Allegiance — An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.Origin of the wordMid. English ligeaunce ; med. Latin ligeantia ; the al was probably added through confusion with another legal term,… …

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  • 12allegiance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, strong ▪ We will give our full allegiance to the party. ▪ traditional ▪ shifting ▪ It is hard to keep up with the shifting …

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  • 13allegiance — n. 1) to give; pledge, swear allegiance 2) to disavow, forsake one s allegiance to 3) true, unfailing, unswerving allegiance 4) allegiance to (allegiance to a cause) * * * [ə liːdʒ(ə)ns] forsake one s allegiance to pledge swear allegiance… …

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  • 14allegiance — al|le|giance [əˈli:dʒəns] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ligeance, from lige person you owe loyal service to , from Late Latin laetus serf ] loyalty to a leader, country, belief etc allegiance to ▪ You owe allegiance (=have a …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15allegiance — /aliyjsns/ Obligation of fidelity and obedience to government in consideration for protection that government gives. U. S. v. Kuhn, D.C.N.Y., 49 F.Supp. 407, 414. See also oath of allegiance or loyalty. Acquired allegiance, is that binding a… …

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  • 16allegiance — /aliyjsns/ Obligation of fidelity and obedience to government in consideration for protection that government gives. U. S. v. Kuhn, D.C.N.Y., 49 F.Supp. 407, 414. See also oath of allegiance or loyalty. Acquired allegiance, is that binding a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17Allegiance — Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe. Allegiance (engl.: Loyalität) bezeichnet: ein Computerspiel, siehe Allegiance (Computerspiel) …

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  • 18allegiance — noun (C, U) loyalty to a leader, country, belief etc (+ to): allegiance to the king | proclaim/pledge allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. | switch allegiance (=start to support a different person, group… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19Allegiance —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes œuvres portant le même titre. Allegiance est le premier album studio du groupe de Deathcore américain As Blood Runs Black. Allegiance est le 4e album du groupe de power metal Firewind.… …

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  • 20allegiance — [[t]əli͟ːʤ(ə)ns[/t]] allegiances N VAR: oft N to n Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief. My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep. ...a community driven by strong ties and allegiances …

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