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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. steadfast in allegiance or duty;
- Example: "loyal subjects"
- Example: "loyal friends stood by him"

2. inspired by love for your country;
[syn: patriotic, loyal]

3. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
- Example: "a firm ally"
- Example: "loyal supporters"
- Example: "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
- Example: "fast friends"
[syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loyal \Loy"al\, a. [F. loyal, OF. loial, leial, L. legalis, fr.
   lex, legis, law. See Legal, and cf. Leal.]
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   1. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful
      and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince
      or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in
      allegiance.
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            Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ?
            To help King Edward in his time of storm,
            As every loyal subject ought to do.   --Shak.
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   2. True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity,
      especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other,
      and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a
      principle.
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            Your true and loyal wife.             --Shak.
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            Unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves.   --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

loyal
    adj 1: steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal
           friends stood by him" [ant: disloyal]
    2: inspired by love for your country [syn: patriotic, loyal]
       [ant: disloyal, unpatriotic]
    3: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm
       ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of
       Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast
       friends" [syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)]