See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. 2. fealty, devotion, constancy. Loyalty, allegiance, fidelity all imply a sense of duty or of devoted attachment to something or someone. Loyalty connotes sentiment and the feeling of devotion that one holds for one's country, creed, family, friends, etc. Allegiance applies particularly to a citizen's duty to his or her country, or, by extension, one's obligation to support a party, cause, leader, etc.
A misnomer is a word or term that suggests a meaning that is known to be wrong.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. 1  To designate by a mistaken or unsuitable name; misname. 2  n. A misnaming; the act of applying a wrong name or designation. 3  n. In law, an error in name; misstatement in a document of the name of a person.  n. Hence A mistaken name or designation; a misapplied term.