ALLEGIANCE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his long commitment to public service
    • they felt no loyalty to a losing team
    Hypernyms(s) allegiance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) allegiance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower