What does allegiance mean?
Allegiance means A loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler..
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/əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/ · noun
A loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler..
With what a feeling of joyful security did her heart go back to its old allegiance! Till now she had scarcely been aware of its strength, for she had known it but by its disappointment—now she fully admitted that early and passionate emotion with which Robert Evelyn had inspired her was indeed her destiny;...
It was always going to be a hot occasion for Declan Rice and Jack Grealish, the one-time Ireland internationals who subsequently switched their allegiances.
Use allegiance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Allegiance means A loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler..
Common synonyms include adherence, fidelity, loyalty, fealty.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
With what a feeling of joyful security did her heart go back to its old allegiance! Till now she had scarcely been aware of its strength, for she had known it but by its disappointment—now she fully admitted that early and passionate emotion with which Robert Evelyn had inspired her was indeed her destiny;...
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