alegiaunce

Etymology
, a modification of influenced by other words starting with the prefix. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) Allegiance, loyalty (including duty and responsibility to one's feudal superior).
 * 2) The power exercised or available to a feudal liege or superior.
 * 1) The power exercised or available to a feudal liege or superior.

Usage notes

 * Middle English stress retraction would have regularly led to first-syllable stress; pronunciations with second-syllable stress are probably due to the influence of the more common.