But Robert, before his departure, had caused his nobles to swear allegiance to William, and the law of hereditary descent was far more strictly regarded in France than in England.
They were voluntarily followed by the principal members of the Canadian noblesse, and by many of the merchants who had no mind to swear allegiance to King George.
The deputies, being then called in and told this decision, became alarmed, and offered to swear allegiance in the terms required.
You are of opinion, then, that this is very necessary, and that these gentlemen might refuse to swear allegiance to me alone?
Colonel Conrad von Burgsdorf am I, and in my province as superintendent of all the fortresses I shall have all those arrested who refuse to swear allegiance to their Sovereign and Elector.
Now is heard the flourish of trumpets and kettledrums, and the bell of every tower in Warsaw rings, for the solemn act begins: the Duke of Prussia is to swear allegiance to the King of Poland!
The first of August had been fixed by Act of Parliament as the day before the close of which all beneficed clergymen and all persons holding academical offices must, on pain of suspension, swear allegiance to William and Mary.
Though the zealots of indefeasible hereditary right had in general no objection to swear allegiance to William, they would probably not choose to abjure James.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "swear allegiance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
