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   Al·le·giance

   /əˈlēj(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause: "those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege (see liege), perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantia ‘alliance’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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