allegiance

al·le·giance  (-ljns)

n.

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.

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[Middle English alligeaunce, alteration of ligeaunce, from Old French ligeance, from lige, liege; see liege.]

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al·legiant adj.

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allegiance [əˈliːdʒəns]

n

1. loyalty, as of a subject to his sovereign or of a citizen to his country

2. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society) the obligations of a vassal to his liege lord See also fealty, homage [2]

[from Old French ligeance, from lige liege]

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Allegiance

See also nationalism.

abjuration

the act of renouncing upon oath, as by an alien applying for citizenship who renounces allegiance to a former country of nationality.

defection

the act of abandoning a person or cause to which one has an obligation or allegiance, especially accompanied by flight from one’s country. — defector, defectionist, n.

fealty

1. In the Feudal System, allegiance of a vassal to his lord.
2. allegiance.

genuflection, genuflexion

kneeling or bending the knee, especially in worship or reverence.

myrmidon

a follower who obeys orders without question. — myrmidonian, adj.

obeisance

1. a gesture of respect, as a bow.
2. homage or an act of homage. — obeisant, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	allegiance - 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" commitment, loyalty, dedication communalism - loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole consecration - a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study" cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" enlistment - the act of enlisting (as in a military service) faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
	2.	allegiance - the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) fealty loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal

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allegiance

noun loyalty, duty, obligation, devotion, fidelity, homage, obedience, adherence, constancy, faithfulness, troth (archaic), fealty a community driven by strong allegiances
infidelity, treason, treachery, disloyalty, perfidy, unfaithfulness, falseness, faithlessness, inconstancy

Proverbs
"You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds"

Translations

allegiance [əˈliːdʒəns] N → lealtad f
to owe allegiance to → deber lealtad a
to pledge or swear allegiance to → jurar lealtad a
oath of allegiance (Brit) → juramento m de lealtad or fidelidad

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allegiance [əˈliːdʒ^əns] n (= loyalty, support) → allégeance f, fidélité f
allegiance to sb/sth → allégeance à qn/qch
to switch one's allegiance, to switch allegiance → reporter son allégeance
to swear allegiance to sb/sth, to pledge allegiance to sb/sth → jurer allégeance à qn/qch, promettre allégeance à qn/qch
pledge of allegiance → serment m d'allégeance

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allegiance

n → Treue f (→ to +dat); oath of allegiance → Fahnen- or Treueeid m

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allegiance [əˈliːdʒ/əns] n → fedeltà, lealtà
to swear allegiance to → fare giuramento di fedeltà a

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allegiance

n allegiance [əˈliːdʒəns]

loyalty to a person, group, idea etc I have no allegiance to any political party. lojaliteit وَلاء، إخْلاص вярност věrnost troskab; loyalitet; lydighed die Treue,die Anhänglichkeit πίστη, αφοσίωση lealtad truudus وفاداری uskollisuus fidélité אֱמוִּנים, נֶאֱמָנוּת निष्ठा, राजभक्ति privrženost állampolgári hűség kesetiaan hollusta fedeltà, lealtà 忠誠 충성 ištikimybė lojalitāte; uzticība pengikut loyaliteit troskap, lydighet wierność lealdade loialitate преданность vernosť, lojálnosť pripadnost politička podrška lojalitet, trohet ความจงรักภักดี bağlılık 忠誠 вірність; відданість وفا داری lòng trung thành 忠诚