allegiant

Allegiant is an adjective meaning loyal or faithful, especially to a person or cause. Less commonly, it is used as a noun meaning a faithful follower.

Allegiant is often used to describe a loyalty that is considered extremely important, such as to a country or leader.

Example: Her supporters have remained allegiant to her even in the aftermath of the scandal.

The first records of the word allegiant come from the 1500s. The noun form, allegiance, is even older, and originally referred to the loyalty owed to a king or lord. Later, it came to mean a person’s duty to their government. If you went to school in the United States, you’re familiar with the Pledge of Allegiance, which is an oath of loyalty to the country recited by schoolchildren and at patriotic ceremonies. This type of formal loyalty is what’s implied by allegiant.

Now that all-powerful monarchs aren’t quite as popular as they were in the Middle Ages, allegiant is used in different contexts. Still, it usually applies to relationships considered important to someone’s identity. A person may remain allegiant to their home country after moving away. A president’s advisers may be described as allegiant if they remain loyal no matter what. Ultra-devoted fans could even describe themselves as allegiant to a pop star. In just about every instance, people who are allegiant are pledging their loyalty to someone more powerful or something bigger than themselves.

What are some other forms of allegiant?

• allegiance (noun)
• allegiants (plural)

What are some synonyms for allegiant?

• loyal
• faithful
• devoted

What are some words that share a root or word element with allegiant?

• liege
• nonallegiance

What are some words that often get used in discussing allegiant?

• loyalty
• pledge
• adherent
• follower
• oath

Being allegiant means you are all in on loyalty, so the word is usually only used to describe someone who is seriously faithful to someone or something.

I’m guessing LOYALTY is something you’re either BORN WITH OR NOT! It’s not difficult to be allegiant and so FEW people don’t know the definition! I’m SO done! Ughhhh

— E-Lee Love ❤️💋❤️💋 (@Elsabox123) June 13, 2019

Allegiant definition: Loyal, faithful, steadfast, to a cause or a person.

That just makes the betrayal signs stand out more.

— Iris 🇵🇷 🖤🧡🤩 Future looks bright (@Yananiris) May 22, 2019

me, a libra, during a breakup: “this makes me think of something Judith Butler said, which is, and I’m paraphrasing here, that we sometimes remain allegiant to an attachment that injures us because we can’t estimate the experience of being in the world without it…”

— MOURNING BREATH (@BillyRayB) September 19, 2019

True or false?

Allegiant is usually used to describe someone whose loyalty is casual or could change.