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English noun: allegiance

1. allegiance (act) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action


SamplesHis long commitment to public service.
They felt no loyalty to a losing team.


Synonymscommitment, dedication, loyalty


Broader (hypernym)cooperation


Narrower (hyponym)communalism, consecration, devotion, enlistment, faith

2. allegiance (attribute) the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)


Synonymsfealty


Broader (hypernym)loyalty, trueness









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