loyalty

[O. Fr. loialteit: Fr. loyauté: Sp. lealtad; Ital. lealta, legal it a.] The quality or state of being loyal; faithful adherence to allegiance; faithfulne , devotion, constancy. "The loyalty of Lochiel is almost proverbial: but it was very unlike what was called loyalty in England."Macaulay: Hist . Eng . , ch. xiii. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-0752.png:[blocks in formation] -ee .] Her.: A term used to expre the field or any armorial charge which is divided by diagonal lines transversely into equal parts or lozenges of different tinctures. lō-zop-er-a, s. Gr. loxos =oblique, and per as = an end. ( Aga iz.) Entom.: The typical genus of the family Lozoperide (q. v.). lō-zo-pěr-i-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. lozoper (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] Entom.: A family of Moths, group Tort ricin a. The anterior wings are of variable length, the coste generally regularly arched, the hind margin often oblique, the generally yellow, often with a central fascia. Larva generally feeding on seeds. IMG:content-0753.png:[blocks in formation]