| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·le·giance |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -l  jns |
| NOUN: | 1. Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause. See synonyms at fidelity. 2. The obligations of a vassal to a lord. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English alligeaunce, alteration of ligeaunce, from Old French ligeance, from lige, liege. See liege. | | OTHER FORMS: | al·legiant —ADJECTIVE
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