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A timid question will always receive a confident answer. -Henry Lytton Bulwer, diplomat and author (1801-1872)
Main Entry: al·le·giance
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈlē-jən(t)s\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English aligeaunce, from Anglo-French allegeance, alteration of ligeance, from lige liege
Date: 14th century
1 a : the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord b (1) : the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government (2) : the obligation of an alien to the government under which the alien resides
2 : devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause
synonyms see fidelity
Main Entry: bier
Pronunciation: \ˈbir\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bere, from Old English bǣr; akin to Old English beran to carry — more at bear
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : a framework for carrying
2 : a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also : a coffin together with its stand
•Born: 22 April 1904
•Birthplace: New York, New York
•Died: 18 February 1967 (throat cancer)
•Best Known As: The physicist who directed the Manhattan Project
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret World War II program which developed the world's first atomic bomb.
Main Entry: bier
Pronunciation: \ˈbir\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bere, from Old English bǣr; akin to Old English beran to carry — more at bear
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : a framework for carrying
2 : a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also : a coffin together with its stand
•Born: 22 April 1904
•Birthplace: New York, New York
•Died: 18 February 1967 (throat cancer)
•Best Known As: The physicist who directed the Manhattan Project
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret World War II program which developed the world's first atomic bomb.