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Loyalty etymology
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English word loyalty comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) loialte
Detailed word origin of loyalty
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Definition
loialte
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
(fro)
*loialte
Middle English (1100-1500)
(enm)
loyalty
English
(en)
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.. The state of being loyal; fidelity.