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==Origin==
*1350–1400; Middle [[English]] loialte
*Adjective. French. loyal, Old French. loial, leial, semi-popular ad. L. lgl-em
==Definitions==
*1. Faithful adherence to one's promise, oath, [[word]] of honour, etc.; conjugal faithfulness, [[fidelity]]. Also in phrase by my loyalty.
*2. a. Faithful adherence to the [[sovereign]] or lawful [[government]]; spec. of government employees. Also, in recent use, enthusiastic [[reverence]] for the [[person]] and [[family]] of the sovereign.
:b. attrib. in loyalty loan; loyalty oath U.S., an oath, usually mandatory, required of a prospective public employee or other person in which he swears to abstain from subversive activities.
*3. Lawfulness, legality (of marriage). Obs. rare 1.
==Synonyms==
fealty, [[devotion]], constancy. Loyalty, allegiance, [[fidelity]] all imply a [[sense]] of [[duty]] or of devoted attachment to something or someone. Loyalty connotes sentiment and the [[feeling]] of devotion that one holds for one's country, creed, [[family]], [[friends]], etc. Allegiance applies particularly to a citizen's duty to his or her country, or, by extension, one's obligation to support a party, cause, leader, etc. Fidelity implies unwavering devotion and allegiance to a person, principle, etc.
==Antonyms==
Antonyms:
faithlessness.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
*1350–1400; Middle [[English]] loialte
*Adjective. French. loyal, Old French. loial, leial, semi-popular ad. L. lgl-em
==Definitions==
*1. Faithful adherence to one's promise, oath, [[word]] of honour, etc.; conjugal faithfulness, [[fidelity]]. Also in phrase by my loyalty.
*2. a. Faithful adherence to the [[sovereign]] or lawful [[government]]; spec. of government employees. Also, in recent use, enthusiastic [[reverence]] for the [[person]] and [[family]] of the sovereign.
:b. attrib. in loyalty loan; loyalty oath U.S., an oath, usually mandatory, required of a prospective public employee or other person in which he swears to abstain from subversive activities.
*3. Lawfulness, legality (of marriage). Obs. rare 1.
==Synonyms==
fealty, [[devotion]], constancy. Loyalty, allegiance, [[fidelity]] all imply a [[sense]] of [[duty]] or of devoted attachment to something or someone. Loyalty connotes sentiment and the [[feeling]] of devotion that one holds for one's country, creed, [[family]], [[friends]], etc. Allegiance applies particularly to a citizen's duty to his or her country, or, by extension, one's obligation to support a party, cause, leader, etc. Fidelity implies unwavering devotion and allegiance to a person, principle, etc.
==Antonyms==
Antonyms:
faithlessness.
[[Category: General Reference]]
