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allegeance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-legeance
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alleviation, relief.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of allegiance.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English allegeaunce, alleggeaunce, from Old French alegeance.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

allegeances (plural) allegeaunce (alternative)

Questions

What does allegeance mean?
Alleviation, relief.
Where does allegeance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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