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Fealty

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noun. The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.

noun. The oath of such fidelity.

noun. Allegiance. synonym: fidelity.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. Fidelity. to a lord; faithful adherence of a tenant or vassal to the superior of whom he holds his lands; the solemn recognition by the tenant, under oath, of his lord's paramount right.

noun. Fidelity in general, as of one friend to another, of a wife to a husband, etc.; faithfulness; faith; loyalty.

noun. Synonyms Allegiance. Loyalty, Fealty. See allegiance.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation.

noun. Fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a friend, or of a wife to her husband.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.

noun. The oath by which this obligation was assumed.

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noun. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

Word Usage

"They have demonstrated that they are willing to hold public safety in fealty to their imperatives, and the public hostage to their collective arrogance."

cross-reference

oath of fealty

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

loyalty trueness

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

realty

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

abjuration adherence allegiance amity celibacy

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

acquiescence adherence adhesion allegiance ardor