loyallyadv.
/ˈlɔɪəli/, U.S. /ˈlɔɪ(ə)li/, /ˈlɔ(ɪ)jəli/ In a loyal manner, with loyalty; faithfully.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adverb]
holdec1000
holdelyc1050
trulya1250
truec1300
faithlyc1350
faithfullya1382
leallyc1394
fayfully?a1400
leala1400
lawfullyc1500
faithful1539
loyallement?1549
loyally1572
devotiously1621
devotedly1812
society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adverb] > with loyalty to sovereign
loyally1725
1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Loyally or faythfully, fideliter.
1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 270 Such as faithfully without promises..had loially serued them.
1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xi. 449 Wealthy Kings are loyally obey'd.
1854 J. H. Newman Lect. Hist. Turks iv. 221 Its [sc. China's] power of persevering so loyally in its old institutions through so many ages.
1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 185 He was loyally anxious to serve his employer.
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