alegiaunce
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Middle English
Alternative forms
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
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.
Descendants
- English: allegiance
- Scots: allegiance
References
- “alliǧeaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.
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