allegiance
Plural: allegiances
Noun
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
- Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English alegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), variant of Old French ligeance, from lige (“vassal, liegeman”). More at liege.
Synonyms
commitment, dedication, fealty, loyalty, adherence, fidelity
Scrabble Score: 13
allegiance: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordallegiance: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
allegiance: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
allegiance: valid Words With Friends Word