Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allegiant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: al-le-giant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.

noun

A person who is loyal to some (specified or implied) thing; one who is allegiant.

Example Sentences

"For your great graces / Heap'd upon me, poor undeserver, I / Can nothing render but allegiant thanks, / My prayers to heaven for you, my loyalty, / Which ever has and ever shall be growing, / Till death, that winter, kill it."
"In another group, still allegiant to the gangsters, were men such as Shorty, Sorensen, Lars Jacobsen, and Larry."
"The fully allegiant group accepted the ultimate sovereignty of the British government."

Inflected Forms

more allegiant (comparative) most allegiant (superlative) allegiants (plural)

Derived Forms

allegiantly nonallegiant

Questions

What does allegiant mean?: Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.

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