Loyalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loyalism is a noun meaning The property of being a loyalist.
Meaning
The property of being a loyalist.
Example Sentences
And still there is about him a hint of the ingenu; a Tiggerish quality of enthusiasm for the [Tony] Blair vision that has nothing to do with fawning loyalism.
In December, the province made it optional for elected officials to swear an oath of allegiance to the king. But Quebec was once also a bastion of loyalism to the monarchy, one with a 200-year history of staunch attachment to the crown, said Damien-Claude Bélanger, a history professor at the University of Ottawa who is writing a book on the subject.
Word Forms
- loyalisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loyalty, loyalness, loyaltie, lealness, disloyalness, staunchness.
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