leal
/leˈal/ · B1 · adj
adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true
🐕 leal = loyal: both come from Latin legalis, meaning true to the law
Latin legalis (from lex, legis, meaning law) became leal in Spanish and loyal in English, by way of French. Legal comes from the same root. A leal person is faithful to the rules and to the people they owe loyalty to.