01 n. The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.
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The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.“He had such loyalty to the king as the law required.” — Clarendon.“Not withstanding all the subtle bait With which those Amazons his love still craved, To his one love his loyalty he saved.” — Spenser.
Syn.
Allegiance; fealty. See Allegiance.