leal
English
Etymology
From Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leal (comparative lealer, superlative lealest)
- (now chiefly Scotland) Loyal, honest.
- 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
- Mr Toots, like the leal and trusty soul he was, stopped the cabriolet in a twinkling, and told Susan Nipper of his commission, at which she cried more than before.
- 2000, George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 858:
- We thank you for the pure white fire of his goodness, for the red sword of justice in his hand, for the love he bears his leal people.
- 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
- (now only Scotland) True, genuine.
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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin legālis. Compare legal.
Adjective
leal m or f (plural leais)
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Ladin
Etymology
Adjective
leal m (feminine singular leala, masculine plural leai, feminine plural leales)
Synonyms
- (loyal): fedel
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Old French
Adjective
leal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular leal)
- Alternative form of loial
Declension
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Compare legal, borrowed from the same source.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leal m or f (plural leais)
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Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
leal m or n (feminine singular leală, masculine plural leali, feminine and neuter plural leale)
Declension
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leal (comparative mair leal, superlative maist leal)
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin legālis. See also the borrowed doublet legal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leal m or f (masculine and feminine plural leales)
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Further reading
- “leal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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