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Word entry · 10 letters

allegiance

Best crossword clue

"Pledged support"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/Part of speech nounSorted aaceegillnStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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