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Allegiance — An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.Origin of the wordMid. English ligeaunce ; med. Latin ligeantia ; the al was probably added through confusion with another legal term,… … Wikipedia
Civil Allegiance — • The duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Allegiance Civil Allegiance … Catholic encyclopedia
Civil allegiance — is the theory of duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen, as defined by Roman Catholicism. [CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03794b.htm|title=Civil Allegiance] The word allegiance is a… … Wikipedia
Natural-born-citizen clause of the U.S. Constitution — Part of the constitutional provision as it appeared in 1787 Status as a natural born citizen of the United States is one of the eligibility requirements established in the United States Constitution for election to the office of President or Vice … Wikipedia
James Graves (antiquarian) — James Graves (1815 ndash; 1886), was an Irish clergyman, antiquary and archaeologist of the Victorian era.A native of Kilkenny, James s father the Revd. Richard Graves kept a school in the city, and James himself was born on St Canice s day, 11… … Wikipedia
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Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… … Wikipedia
Clandestine HUMINT — This article is a subset article under Human Intelligence. For a complete hierarchical list of articles, see the intelligence cycle management hierarchy. Concepts here also are intimately associated with counterintelligence. This article deals… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
allégeance — 1. allégeance [ aleʒɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1165; de alléger ♦ Vx Soulagement. « Elle goûte, ce soir, la même allégeance qu à ses réveils d alors » (F. Mauriac). allégeance 2. allégeance [ aleʒɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1704; allegeance 1669; angl. allegiance, de l a.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
