allegiance
noun
[ əˈliːdʒ(ə)ns ]
• loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.
• "those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic"
Similar:
loyalty,
faithfulness,
fidelity,
obedience,
fealty,
adherence,
homage,
devotion,
bond,
trueness,
true-heartedness,
trustiness,
trustworthiness,
steadfastness,
fastness,
staunchness,
dependability,
reliability,
duty,
constancy,
dedication,
commitment,
patriotism,
troth,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege (see liege), perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantia ‘alliance’.
