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adjective

Loyal adj.

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."

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."

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Etymology of 'Loyal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Loyal" Quotes from Famous Books

... These loyal Englishmen bared their heads (and there were three women among them) and sang, with a pathos that surely the old hymn had never expressed before, their national anthem: "God ...

— The Second Deluge • Garrett P. Serviss

... to Weymar, which I shall not reach till about the 10th of August. But in any case I shall go to see Uhlig at Dresden in the course of the autumn, for I attach real value to the continuance of my friendly relations with him, and I ask you to assure him of this as well as of my sincere and loyal sympathy. ...

— Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1 • Francis Hueffer (translator)

... injustice there, sir," said Archie. "I am loyal; I will not boast; but any interest I may have ever felt in the ...

— Weir of Hermiston • Robert Louis Stevenson

... loyal to the uncrowned King. Though they may not share the glory of His throne, they are yet ready to stand beneath the shameful shadow ...

— A Life of St. John for the Young • George Ludington Weed

... Andy was limping away as fast as he could, and did not come back to the house again. He did not even tell the Little Doctor good-by, though it was fifteen minutes before John Wedum, the ranchhand, had the team ready to drive Andy to town, and he was one of the Little Doctor's most loyal subjects. ...

— The Happy Family • Bertha Muzzy Bower

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