Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep. [+ to]
...a community driven by strong ties and allegiances.
Synonyms: loyalty, duty, obligation, devotion More Synonyms of allegiance
allegiance in British English
(əˈliːdʒəns)
noun
1.
loyalty, as of a subject to his or her sovereign or of a citizen to his or her country
2.
(in feudal society) the obligations of a vassal to his liege lord
See also fealty, homage (sense 2)
Word origin
C14: from Old French ligeance, from ligeliege
allegiance in American English
(əˈlidʒəns)
noun
1.
the duty that was owed by a vassal to his feudal lord
2.
the obligation of support and loyalty to one's ruler, government, or country
3.
loyalty or devotion, as to a cause, person, etc.
SYNONYMY NOTE: allegiance refers to the duty of a citizen to the government or a similarly felt obligationto support a cause or leader; , fidelity implies strict adherence to an obligation or trust; , loyalty suggests a steadfast devotion of an unquestioning kind that one may feel for one'sfamily, friends, or country; , fealty, now chiefly a literary word, suggests faithfulness that one has sworn to uphold;, homage implies respect, or honor rendered to a person because of rank or achievement
OPPOSITES: faithlessness, disaffection
Derived forms
allegiant (alˈlegiant) (əˈlidʒənt)
adjective, noun
Word origin
ME alligeaunce, altered (after allegeaunce, a formal declaration < aleggen, allege) < OFr ligeance < lige, liege (see liege); sense affected by assoc. with L ligare, to bind
Examples of 'allegiance' in a sentence
allegiance
When his special forces training had concluded, he and his comrades were blindfolded and driven to a secret location to pledge their allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Today's manor houses may not be homes to a lord, and neighbours may not be swearing allegiance in return for protection.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The vast majority of any bureaucracy is made up of people with no political allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He previously had dual citizenship and has now been given lottery funding after switching athletic allegiances.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Some protesters have remained cautious of declaring political allegiances.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His theological view would always override any purely political allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But there are sites and blogs that entertain while dodging any overt political allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The first of these asks us to weigh our allegiance to the individual versus our allegiance to the group.
Geoffrey A. Moore LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION (2002)
American gal We pledge our allegiance to these stars and stripes shoes.
The Sun (2011)
All he had to do in return was pledge allegiance to the Crown.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The rhetoric will become harder, the group allegiances stronger.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And he is planning to use his marriage to switch allegiance and keep his Paralympic dreams alive.
The Sun (2012)
But while these form the basis of political allegiances, the issues are not easily resolved.
Brindley,Tim & Rydin, Yvonne & Stoker, Gerry Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years (1989)
People were employed on the basis of political allegiance, chance meetings and connections to the powerful rather than expertise.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He devised them so that pupils could pledge allegiance to the US flag.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But I contest his suggestion about my political allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
IF you have a particular allegiance to a racetrack, it is special when great horses come down your way.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Also, crucially, a badge of political allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In Paralympic terms, it is the biggest transfer out there and raises questions about loyalty and allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Portrait prints were particularly popular in the early 18th century, when they might well be badges of political or dynastic allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I don't feel any particular allegiance to the instruments of English society.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Surprisingly, without the least coercion, many switched allegiance and would lead a security force patrol to the jungle base camp of their erstwhile comrades with enthusiasm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Quotations
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
In other languages
allegiance
British English: allegiance NOUN
Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
…my allegiance to the company.
American English: allegiance
Brazilian Portuguese: lealdade
Chinese: 拥护
European Spanish: lealtad
French: allégeance
German: Treue
Italian: fedeltà
Japanese: 忠誠
Korean: 충성
European Portuguese: lealdade
Latin American Spanish: lealtad
Chinese translation of 'allegiance'
allegiance
(əˈliːdʒəns)
n(c/u)
allegiance (to)忠诚(誠) (zhōngchéng)
(noun)
Definition
loyalty or dedication to a person, cause, or belief
a community driven by strong allegiances
Synonyms
loyalty
I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy.
duty
obligation
devotion
devotion to the cause
fidelity
I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
homage
At his coronation he received the homage of kings.
obedience
adherence
constancy
Even before they were married, she had worried about her partner's constancy.
faithfulness
We value faithfulness as the cornerstone of our relationship.
troth (archaic)
fealty
pledging oaths of homage and fealty
Opposites
infidelity
,
treason
,
treachery
,
disloyalty
,
perfidy
,
unfaithfulness
,
falseness
,
faithlessness
,
inconstancy
proverb
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Additional synonyms
in the sense of constancy
Even before they were married, she had worried about her partner's constancy.
Synonyms
faithfulness,
loyalty,
devotion,
fidelity,
dependability,
trustworthiness,
steadfastness
in the sense of devotion
Definition
strong attachment to or affection for someone or something