late 14c., from Anglo-French legaunce "loyalty of a liege-man to his lord," from Old French legeance, from liege (see liege); erroneously associated with Latin ligare "to bind;" corrupted in spelling by confusion with the now-obsolete legal term allegeance "alleviation." General figurative sense of "recognition of claims to respect or duty" is attested from 1732.
例文
1. They swore their allegiance to the USA and received their naturalization papers.
彼らはアメリカへの忠誠を誓った後、彼らの入籍を許可する書類を受け取った。
2.My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep.
ケンドルとその会社に対する忠誠心が深まった。
3.The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance .
憲法では、議員は忠誠を誓わなければならない。
4.FBI demands its employees absolute allegiance to this bureau.