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allegiance
/əˈlidʒəns/
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What does allegiance mean?
noun
- Loyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superior.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈlidʒəns/
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So I lose none In seeking to augment it, but still keep My bosom franchis’d, and allegiance clear, I shall be counsell’d.
It also brings a Transvaal flag into the committee-room, and the entire body swear allegiance to it “with uncovered heads and upraised arms.”
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A recent letter had informed Tanneberger of the death of his wife and children in Herrnhut, and the news shattered his already weak allegiance.
He had been on the side of the Barons in the reign of the stupid old King, but had afterwards sworn allegiance to him.
It is perceptible in a less degree in the cults which claim the allegiance of the lower leisure class and of the middle classes.