Legal Definition and Related Resources of Loyal
Meaning of Loyal
Faithful to law; faithful and true to the lawful government .
Loyal Alternative Definition
Legal, or according to law; as, loyal matrimony, a lawful marriage. “Vneore n’est loyal a homme de faire un tort,” it is never lawful for a man to do a Wrong. Dyer, fol. 36, § 38. “Et per curiam n’est loyal,” and it was held by the court that it was not lawful. T. Jones, 24. Also STpelled’ loayl. Dyer, fol. 36, § 38; Law Fr. & Lat. Diet. The Norman spelling is “loyae.” Kelham. Faithful to a prince or superior; true to plighted faith or duty. Webster.
Synonyms of Loyal
adjective
- allegiant
- beholden
- biddable
- bound
- bounden
- committed
- compliant
- conscientious
- constant
- dedicated
- dependable
- devoted
- duteous
- dutiful
- faithful
- fast
- jidelis
- jidus
- filial
- firm
- honorable
- incorrupt
- incorruptible
- indebted
- obedient
- patriotic
- pledged
- reliable
- resolute
- slavish
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- tried
- true
- truehearted
- trustworthy
- trusty
- unbetraying
- unbought
- unbribed
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- ur deviating
- unfailing
- unimpeachable
- uninfluenced
- unperfidious
- unswayed
- unswerving
- untreacherous
- unwavering
- worthy of confidence Associated Concepts: duty of loyalty
- faithful performance
- loyalty oath
- undivided loyalty
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Etimology of Loyal
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true or faithful in allegiance, 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” (see legal). Identical with legal, which maintains the Latin form; in most uses it has displaced Middle English leal, which is an older borrowing of the French word. For the twinning, compare royal/regal. Sense development in English is feudal, via notion of “faithful in carrying out legal obligations; conformable to the laws of honor.” 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).
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