loyal

The definition of loyal is faithful or showing faithfulness to a government, person or cause.

(adjective)

An example of loyal is a person who stands by her friend's side through good and bad times.

See loyal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

faithful to the constituted authority of one's country
faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation to defend, support, or be true to
relating to or indicating loyalty

Origin: Fr < OFr loial, leial < L legalis: see legal

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See loyal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French leial, loial

Origin: , from Latin lēgālis, legal

Origin: , from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots

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