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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), a modification of legaunce influenced by other words starting with the prefix a-. Equivalent to a- + legiaunce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˌleːˈdʒa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /aˌliːˈdʒa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /aˈleːdʒa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /aˈliːdʒa(u̯)ns(ə)/
Noun
alegiaunce (uncountable) (uncommon)
- Allegiance, loyalty (including duty and responsibility to one's feudal superior).
- Synonym: legiaunce
- The power exercised or available to a feudal liege or superior.
- Synonym: legiaunce
Usage notes
- Middle English stress retraction would have regularly led to first-syllable stress; pronunciations with second-syllable stress are probably due to the influence of the more common legiaunce.
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