Definitions of allegiance

1. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country ( or subjects to their sovereign)

2. Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.

3. The duty of a subject to his liege or sovereign.

4. Duty or fidelity of a subject to his sovereign.

5. Fidelity or duty to a government, a superior, or a principle.

6. The fidelity of a subject to his sovereign; fealty.

7. The tie or duty that binds any one to obedience to the government and laws under which he lives; an oath, called the oath of allegiance.