What does Allegiance mean?

Definitions for Allegiance
əˈli dʒənsal·le·giance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedicationnoun

    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"

  2. allegiance, fealtynoun

    the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

Wiktionary

  1. allegiancenoun

    Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

  2. Etymology: From aliegiaunce, from legaunce, from legeance, from lege, liege, of origin. More at liege.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Allegiancenoun

    The duty of subjects to the government.

    Etymology: allegeance, Fr.

    I did pluck allegiance from mens hearts,
    Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths,
    Even in the presence of the crowned king. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    We charge you on allegiance to ourselves,
    To hold your slaught’ring hands, and keep the peace. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.

    The house of commons, to whom every day petitions are directed by the several counties of England, professing all allegiance to them, govern absolutely; the lords concurring, or rather submitting to whatsoever is proposed. Edward Hyde.

Wikipedia

  1. Allegiance

    An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed, or freely committed, by the people, subjects or citizens to their state or sovereign.

ChatGPT

  1. allegiance

    Allegiance is a strong loyalty or commitment to a particular person, group, cause, or entity. It often refers to the duty of a citizen to their country or of a subject to their sovereign or government, but it can also be applied more broadly to any sort of devoted attachment or dedication.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Allegiancenoun

    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. Allegiancenoun

    devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science

Wikidata

  1. Allegiance

    An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Allegiance

    al-lēj′i-ans, n. the duty of a subject to his liege or sovereign.—adj. Allē′giant. [L. ad, to, and Liege.]

CrunchBase

  1. Allegiance

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Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. allegiance

    The legal obedience of a subject to his sovereign in return for the protection afforded; a debt which, in a natural-born subject, cannot be cancelled by any change of time, or place, or circumstance, without the united consent of the legislature.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. allegiance

    In law, implies the obedience which is due to the laws. Oath of Allegiance is that taken by an alien, by which he adopts America and renounces the authority of a foreign government. It is also applied to the oath taken by officers and soldiers in pledge of their fidelity to the state.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Allegiance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Allegiance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Allegiance in a Sentence

  1. President Trump:

    Preston's reverence for those who have served our nation reminds us why we salute our flag, why we put our hands on our hearts for the pledge of allegiance, and why we proudly stand for the national anthem.

  2. Mr Key:

    A training mission like this is not without danger and this is not a decision New Zealand have taken lightly, i have required assurances that our men and women will be as safe as they can practicably be in Taji. The deployment came at the request of the Iraqi government and was likely to be a joint training mission with neighboring Australia, Mr Key said. New Zealand's cabinet would review the deployment after nine months, New Zealand added. The United States is leading the coalition to fight ISIS from the sky over Iraq and Syria. The militant group has declared an Islamic caliphate in the area and demanded that all Muslims pledge allegiance to its leader -- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Richard Jackson from the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at New Zealand's University of Otago said New Zealand's commitment to the coalition would likely be dangerous for its citizens in the Middle East region.

  3. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann:

    A provisional translation by an interpreter shows that he expressly announces, in the name of Allah, and testifying his allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a famous Islamist leader, an act of revenge against the Germans because they're getting in the way of Islam.

  4. President Trump:

    From the first day of my administration, I have governed by a simple idea: My only allegiance is to you, our wonderful citizens.

  5. Representative Omar:

    I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.

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