Loyal

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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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