Dictionary
loy•al•ty
Pronunciation: (loi'ul-tē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
2. faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.
3. an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like:
a man with fierce loyalties. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.