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Definitions for: Allegiance
[n] 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"
[n] the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Webster (1913) Definition: Al*le"giance, n. [OE. alegeaunce; pref. a- + OF.
lige, liege. The meaning was influenced by L. ligare to bind,
and even by lex, legis, law. See Liege, Ligeance.]
1. 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.
2. Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.
Syn: Loyalty; fealty.
Usage: Allegiance, Loyalty. These words agree in
expressing the general idea of fidelity and attachment
to the ``powers that be.'' Allegiance is an obligation
to a ruling power. Loyalty is a feeling or sentiment
towards such power. Allegiance may exist under any
form of government, and, in a republic, we generally
speak of allegiance to the government, to the state,
etc. In well conducted monarchies, loyalty is a
warm-hearted feeling of fidelity and obedience to the
sovereign. It is personal in its nature; and hence we
speak of the loyalty of a wife to her husband, not of
her allegiance. In cases where we personify, loyalty
is more commonly the word used; as, loyalty to the
constitution; loyalty to the cause of virtue; loyalty
to truth and religion, etc.
Hear me, recreant, on thine allegiance hear me!
--Shak.
So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found, . .
. Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty
he kept, his love, his zeal. --Milton.
Synonyms: commitment, dedication, fealty, loyalty
See Also: communalism, consecration, cooperation, devotion, faith, loyalty
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