loyal

• adj.忠実な、忠実な; 忠実な
• n. 忠実な臣下；忠実な信者
• n.（忠実な）人名；（英語、ドイツ語、スペイン語、ハンガリー語、フランス語）Loyal

ラテン語のlegative（法律、制定法）が語源で、語源的にはlegal（法的）と同じ。 lawful（合法的な）、法律を守る、法的義務を果たす、から派生し、16世紀後半には、君主に対する臣民の忠誠から派生した。

loyal

loyal: [16] Loyal, ultimately the same word as legal, has a double history in English. It was originally acquired in the 13th century as leal. This came from Anglo-Norman leal, a descendant of Latin lēgālis ‘legal’. Then in the 16th century it was reborrowed from the modern French form loyal. The semantic link is ‘faithfully carrying out (legal) obligations’.
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loyal (adj.)

1530s, in reference to subjects of sovereigns or governments, from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leal "of good quality; faithful; honorable; law-abiding; legitimate, born in wedlock," from Latin legalem, from lex "law." In most cases it has displaced Middle English leal, which is from the same French source. Sense development in English is feudal, via notion of "faithful in carrying out legal obligations." In a general sense (of dogs, lovers, etc.), from c. 1600. As a noun meaning "those who are loyal" from 1530s (originally often in plural).

1. I thanked them for their long and loyal service.

彼らの長い忠誠心の働きに感謝しています。

2.He has 20 years of loyal service to Barclays Bank behind him.

彼はバークレー銀行で20年間忠実に働いてきた。

3.She was caustically brilliant，yet totally loyal ，unpretentious，human and tolerant.

彼女という人材は気迫に満ちているが、絶対的に忠実で信頼性があり、気取らず、人間味と寛容心がある。

4.He went back to Yorkshire to join his loyal ，long-suffering wife.

彼はヨーク郡に戻り、彼に忠節で苦難に満ちた妻と再会した。

5.His politics were based on loyal partisanship.

彼の政綱は鉄の追随者の支持に頼っている。