faithful, true to one's obligations
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Loyal Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.
True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.
(a.)
Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutFaithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.
loyal
\loy"al\ (?), a. [f. loyal, of. loial, leial, l. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law. see legal, and cf. leal.]
1. faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance. welcome, sir john ! but why come you in arms ? - to help king edward in his time of storm, as every loyal subject ought to do.
2. true to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle. your true and loyal wife. unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves.
loyal
adj
1. steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him" [ant: disloyal]
2. inspired by love for your country [syn: patriotic]
[ant: unpatriotic]
3. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of tippecanoe"- campaign song for william henry harrison; "fast friends" [syn: firm, truehearted, fast(a) ]
Adjective
1. steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"
(antonym) disloyal
(similar) allegiant
(see-also) patriotic
(attribute) loyalty
2. inspired by love for your country
(synonym) patriotic
(similar) chauvinistic, flag-waving(a), jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic
3. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
(synonym) firm, truehearted, fast(a)
(similar) faithful
Loyal Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Loyal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Loyal may refer to:
- The concept of loyalty
- Ben Loyal, a mountain in Sutherland
- Loyal (album), an album from New Zealand musician Dave Dobbyn
- Investec LOYAL, a racing yacht
- Some places named Loyal in the United States:
- Loyal, Oklahoma
- Loyal, Wisconsin
- Loyal, Clark County, Wisconsin
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