allegiance
/əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/noun3 syllables
Allegiance means: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action.
Synonyms for allegiance8
noun, as in the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
noun, as in the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
fealty
also used for allegiance
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What does allegiance mean?2
noun
1
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action“his long commitment to public service”
2
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Allegiance in a sentence
- The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.Scott
- Five is too young to pledge allegiance to a flag.shekitten
- The knight swears an oath of allegiance to the King.andrewfx51
- Pledge allegiance to the national flag.unknown
- I pledge allegiance to the flag.Eccles17
- I owe allegiance to no country.shekitten
- Tom swore allegiance to the Ku Klux Klan.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of allegiance
as a noun
- plural
- allegiances