lijance

Old French

Alternative forms

ligance, ligeance
ligeaunce (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From lige (“vassal”) +‎ -ance.

Noun

lijance oblique singular, f (oblique plural lijances, nominative singular lijance, nominative plural lijances)

allegiance; loyalty

Descendants

→ Middle English: legiaunce, legance, legeaunce, leggaunce, lejance, liegeance, ligeance, ligeaunce, liegeaunce, lygeaunce, lygiauns
- English: ligeance, liegance
  - ⇒ English: ligeancy
- Middle Scots: legiance
⇒ Anglo-Norman: alegaunce
- → Middle English: alegiaunce, alegeaunce, allegence, aliegiaunce, a-ligeaunce, alligiaunce
  - English: allegiance
  - Scots: allegiance

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