allegiance

== English == === Alternative forms === allegiaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English alegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), variant of Old French ligeance, from lige (“vassal, liegeman”). More at liege. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/ Hyphenation: al‧le‧giance === Noun === allegiance (countable and uncountable, plural allegiances) Loyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superior. Synonyms: adherence, fidelity, loyalty, fealty, devotion, sympathy Antonyms: treason, disloyalty ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Allegiance”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.