allegiance: Meaning and Definition of
al•le•giance
Pronunciation: (u-lē'juns), [key] — n.
- the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
- loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.
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