loyalty

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The quality of staying faithful and giving steady support to someone or something.

   He showed great loyalty to his local football club after several bad seasons.

2. 2
   noun

   A strong feeling of support or duty toward a person, group, or cause.

   Her loyalty to her old friends never faded over the years.

From Middle English loialte, borrowed from Old French loialte, loiauté (Modern loyauté) from loial + -té, equivalent to loyal + -ty.

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