Allegiance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
Alliance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.The persons or parties allied. --Udall.A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage