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The New Oxford American dictionary defines “allegiance” as

al·le·giance| əˈlējəns | noun
loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.

The word comes from feudalism—from the concept of one’s liege lord—but like most words in English (and many relationships) it’s complicated. And yet most people understand wha…

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