late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege(see liege),perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantiaalliance
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;
his long commitment to public service
2.the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)