🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

lealdade múltipla

Pronunciation / Transliteration: leal-da-de mul-ti-pla

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multiple-allegiance/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl əˈliː.dʒəns/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A lealdade múltipla pode criar desafios legais complexos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or condition of having loyalties, duties, or commitments to more than one group, organization, nation, or cause simultaneously.

    "In an increasingly globalized world, many individuals experience a sense of multiple-allegiance to both their country of origin and their adopted homeland."
  2. 2

    A legal or political status where a person holds ties or responsibilities to multiple sovereign entities or jurisdictions.

    "The diplomatic treaty addressed the complex issues arising from the multiple-allegiance of citizens living in disputed border territories."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'multiple' from Latin 'multiplex' (having many parts or folds) and 'allegiance' from Anglo-French 'aligeance', derived from 'ligigeance' (the duty of a liege subject). It emerged in modern political science and sociology contexts during the 20th century to describe complex civic, national, or organizational loyalties.

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