Definition for LOY'AL

LOY'AL, a. [Fr. loyal; It. leale; Sp. leal; from L. lex, law.]

Faithful to a prince or superior; true to plighted faith, duty or love; not treacherous; used of subjects to their prince, and of husband, wife and lovers; as, a loyal subject; a loyal wife. There Laodemia with Evadne moves, / Unhappy both! but loyal in their loves. – Dryden.

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