Owing strong personal allegiance to the king, they were vested with certain rights over villages.

The third definition is "strong allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to society."

Together they formed a strong allegiance in council advocating and representing their similar constituencies.

The danger is that many feel stronger allegiance to their militias and religious sects than to the state.

It was I who showed him the means to win stronger allegiance.

All else being equal, members who feel most needed have the strongest allegiance.

The region is now home to many critical swing states that do not have strong allegiance to either the Democratic or Republican party.

However, strong tribal allegiances among the Turkmen can be a source of tension.

In practice, the imperial troops often had stronger local allegiances than their loyalty to the Emperor.

Who could inspire such a strong allegiance from a 32-year-old political agnostic?