allegiance

Definition of Allegiance in English :

the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

Example Sentences:
'his long commitment to public service'
'they felt no loyalty to a losing team'

2. allegiance, fealty

the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Allegiance

noun

1.

loyalty, as of a subject to his or her sovereign or of a citizen to his or her country

2.

(in feudal society) the obligations of a vassal to his liege lord

noun

1.

the duty that was owed by a vassal to his feudal lord

2.

the obligation of support and loyalty to one's ruler, government, or country

3.

loyalty or devotion, as to a cause, person, etc.

n.

1. Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause. See Synonyms at fidelity.

2. The obligations of a vassal to a lord.