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loyal

[loi-uhl]

adjective

  1. faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state.

    a loyal subject.

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  2. faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations.

    to be loyal to a vow.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  3. faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity.

    a loyal friend.

  4. characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc..

    loyal conduct.



loyal

/ ˈɔɪə /

adjective

  1. having or showing continuing allegiance

  2. faithful to one's country, government, etc

  3. of or expressing loyalty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • loyally adverb
  • loyalness noun
  • nonloyal adjective
  • nonloyally adverb
  • overloyal adjective
  • overloyally adverb
  • quasi-loyal adjective
  • quasi-loyally adverb
  • superloyal adjective
  • superloyally adverb
  • unloyal adjective
  • unloyally adverb
  • ˈDzⲹ adverb
  • ˈDzⲹԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loyal1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French, Old French loial, lei(a)l, from Latin ŧ legal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loyal1

C16: from Old French loial, leial, from Latin ŧ legal
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The military has accused forces loyal to Libyan strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of the country and is also a reported beneficiary of Emirati support, of joining in the attack.

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Rather than present Kim Jong Un as an infallible god as was the case for his father and grandfather, they elevated the loyal worker, he said.

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These headquarters may seem surprising for a duo that creates award-winning perfumes and has built a following of loyal fans.

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Strikers who were hunkered down in Northern California depots took in provisions from farmers loyal to their cause.

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Trump's loyal supporters speak of him as if he were a messiah, often literally claiming God sent him to save them.

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