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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

allegiance

/əˈlidʒəns/

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What does allegiance mean?

noun

  1. 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.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
It also brings a Transvaal flag into the committee-room, and the entire body swear allegiance to it “with uncovered heads and upraised arms.”
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
More book examples (3)
A recent letter had informed Tanneberger of the death of his wife and children in Herrnhut, and the news shattered his already weak allegiance.
Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta) FriesThe Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740Project Gutenberg ebook #570
He had been on the side of the Barons in the reign of the stupid old King, but had afterwards sworn allegiance to him.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699
It is perceptible in a less degree in the cults which claim the allegiance of the lower leisure class and of the middle classes.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833