different between allegiance vs royalism

English

Alternative forms

• allegiaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English aliegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), a modification of Anglo-Norman legaunce influenced by other words starting with the prefix -a-, from Anglo-Norman lege, liege (“liege, servant”), of Germanic origin. More at liege.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??li?.d??ns/

Noun

allegiance (countable and uncountable, plural allegiances)

1. Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

Synonyms

• fidelity, loyalty, adherence

Derived terms

• oath of allegiance
• pledge of allegiance

Translations

English

Etymology

royal +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????l?zm/

Noun

royalism (countable and uncountable, plural royalisms)

1. Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.

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See also

• king
• kingly
• queen
• queenly
• real (“unit of currency”) (from Latin: r?g?lis)
• regal