loyal

[ loi-uhl ]
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adjective
  1. faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.

  2. faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations: to be loyal to a vow.

  1. faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity: a loyal friend.

  2. characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.: loyal conduct.

Origin of loyal

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French, Old French loial, lei(a)l, from Latin lēgālis legal

synonym study For loyal

See faithful.

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Other words from loyal

  • loy·al·ly, adverb
  • loy·al·ness, noun
  • non·loy·al, adjective
  • non·loy·al·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·loy·al, adjective
  • o·ver·loy·al·ly, adverb
  • quasi-loyal, adjective
  • qua·si-loy·al·ly, adverb
  • su·per·loy·al, adjective
  • su·per·loy·al·ly, adverb
  • un·loy·al, adjective
  • un·loy·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for loyal

loyal

/ (ˈlɔɪəl) /


adjective
  1. having or showing continuing allegiance

  2. faithful to one's country, government, etc

  1. of or expressing loyalty

Origin of loyal

1
C16: from Old French loial, leial, from Latin lēgālis legal

Derived forms of loyal

  • loyally, adverb
  • loyalness, noun

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