allegiance

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	cooperation,
definition	:	joint operation or action (noun.act)

hyponym	:	communalism,
definition	:	loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole (noun.act)

hyponym	:	consecration,
definition	:	a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	devotion,
definition	:	commitment to some purpose (noun.act)

hyponym	:	enlistment,
definition	:	the act of enlisting (as in a military service) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	faith,
definition	:	loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person (noun.act)

2. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	loyalty, trueness,
definition	:	the quality of being loyal (noun.attribute)

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

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

derivation	:	allegiant, allegiant,
definition	:	steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

derivation	:	allegiant, allegiant,
definition	:	steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all)