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Adherent vs Allegiance - What's the difference?

adherent | allegiance |

As a verb adherent

is .

As a noun allegiance is

loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

adherent

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Adhesive, sticking to something.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
  • (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.

    • Related terms

    * adhere * adherence * adhesive * coherent * inherent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    allegiance

    English

    (wikipedia allegiance)

    Alternative forms

    * allegiaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

    • Derived terms

    * oath of allegiance * pledge of allegiance

    Synonyms

    * fidelity, loyalty, adherence