allegiance: Meaning and Definition of

al•le•giance

Pronunciation: (u-lē'juns), [key]
— n.
  1. the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
  2. loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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