Allegiance Definition
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Origin of Allegiance
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From Middle English aliegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman legaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), from Old French legeance, from Old French lege, liege (“liege, servant”), of Germanic origin. More at liege.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English alligeaunce alteration of ligeaunce from Old French ligeance from lige liege liege
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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