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LEAL
leal
(adjective) faithful and true; “leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart”- Harry Lauder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
leal (comparative lealer, superlative lealest)
(now chiefly Scotland) Loyal, honest.
(now only Scotland) True, genuine.
Anagrams
• Ella, Lela
Proper noun
Leal
A city and village in North Dakota.
Anagrams
• Ella, Lela
Source: Wiktionary
Leal, a. Etym: [OE. leial, another form of loial, F. loyal. See Loyal.]
Definition: Faithful; loyal; true. All men true and leal, all women pure. Tennyson. Land of the leal, the place of the faithful; heaven.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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