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Belonging vs Allegiance - What's the difference?

belonging | allegiance |

As nouns the difference between belonging and allegiance

is that belonging is (uncountable) the action of the verb to belong while allegiance is loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

As a verb belonging

is .

belonging

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to belong .
  • I have a feeling of belonging in London.
    A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
  • (countable) (almost always used in the plural ) Something physical that is owned.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Thyself and thy belongings .
    Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.
  • (colloquial, dated) family; relations; household
  • * Thackeray
  • Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.

    Synonyms

    * (something physical that is owned) possession, thing

    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