fealty
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əl noun, plural fe·al·ties.
1.
History/Historical.
a.
fidelity to a lord.
b.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
2.
fidelity; faithfulness.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English feute, feaute, fealtye < Anglo-French, Old French feauté, fealté < Latin fidēlitāt- (stem of fidēlitās) fidelity; internal -au-, -al- from feal, reshaping (by substitution of -al- -al1) of fe(d)eil < Latin fidēlis
1275–1325; Middle English feute, feaute, fealtye < Anglo-French, Old French feauté, fealté < Latin fidēlitāt- (stem of fidēlitās) fidelity; internal -au-, -al- from feal, reshaping (by substitution of -al- -al1) of fe(d)eil < Latin fidēlis
Related forms
non·fe·al·ty, noun, plural non·fe·al·ties.
un·fe·al·ty, noun, plural un·fe·al·ties.
Synonyms
2. loyalty, devotion.
2. loyalty, devotion.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| See homage (in feudal society) the loyalty sworn to one's lord on becoming his vassal | |
| [C14: from Old French fealte, from Latin fidēlitās | |
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Word Origin & History
fealty
c.1300, from O.Fr. feauté, from L. fidelitatem (nom. fidelitas) "fidelity," from fidelis "loyal, faithful" (see fidelity).
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Example sentences
He swore fealty to the king before rejecting all royalty.
The fealty of a volunteer fireman to his particular company was of an intensity that can scarcely be comprehended today.
It certainly, if somewhat ironically, demonstrates the regime's fealty to his carelessness about money.
They sold their service, but they did not sell their fealty.
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