how to pronounce allegiance

/əˈliː.dʒəns/

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allegiance is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of allegiance in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… your faith and allegiance and whatever …”

meanings of allegiance

noun:

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

allegiance frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word allegiance occurs in english on average 6.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.