loyal subject

collocation in English

meaningsofloyalandsubject

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loyal
adjective
uk
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/us
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/
firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in ...
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subject
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/us
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/
the thing that is being discussed, considered, ...
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(Definition ofloyalandsubjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The advice to this prince by hisloyalsubjectis to listen to the counsel of worthy patriots and his parliaments rather than flattering and dangerous sycophants.
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There is one appeal which must commend itself to everyloyalsubject, the appeal that we should not compel.
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He is a veryloyalsubjectof this country, but he feels for his former compatriots.
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He decides to take it to the king, thinking that he will be rewarded for being aloyalsubject.
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He remained aloyalsubjecttill his death.
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Furthermore, these people are praised for fulfilling their duty as loyal subjects.
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Aloyalsubject, she agrees.
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They pay rent and provide services like loyal subjects.
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Of course the illusion of direct royal communication was especially important in the case of children, whom royal families wanted to g row up to become loyal subjects.
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Among the most loyal subjects in this country are the old people.
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Doubters—if indeed there be any—become loyal subjects, and loyal subjects become faithful friends.
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These cuts cost thousands of loyal subjects an aggregate loss of some £10 million.
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When these men are released from prison do you think they are going to be loyal, and do you think their children are going to be loyal subjects?
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Undoubtedly many loyal subjects will come from very far off at great personal expense to themselves.
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Surely, after three and a half years, a better method might have been evolved for screening people and discovering the disloyal or guilty and separating them from loyal subjects.
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We certainly value our fellow citizenship, and we have every confidence that when this time of tribulation has passed they will again become loyal subjects and renew their ancient allegiance.
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Her death increased her husband's paranoia, because she died in what was meant to be an impregnable fortress filled with loyal subjects.
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Imperial armies usually comprised mainly citizens and loyal subjects.
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Alba's attempts to finance these expenses by new taxes also estranged previously loyal subjects from the cause of the royalists.
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