leal

[leel] /lil/
adjective, Scot.
1.
loyal; true.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English leel < Old French < Latin lēgālis legal; see loyal
Related forms
leally, adverb
lealty
[lee-uh l-tee] /ˈli əl ti/ (Show IPA), noun
British Dictionary definitions for leal

leal

/liːl/
adjective
1.
(Scot) loyal; faithful
Derived Forms
leally, adverb
lealty (ˈliːəltɪ) noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālislegal; related to loyal
Word Origin and History for leal
adj.

"loyal, faithful, honest, true," c.1300, lele, surviving from Middle English as Northern English and Scottish form of loyal. The Land of the leal is Heaven, not Scotland.