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leal.

adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/leˈaw/Brazil[leˈaʊ̯]Brazil/ˈljal/Portugal[ˈljaɫ]Portugal
  1. adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true

    comparable · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Doublet of legal. By surface analysis, lei + -al. Compare Spanish leal, Catalan lleial, French loyal.

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