fealty
[fee-uh l-tee]
- History/Historical.
- fidelity to a lord.
- the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- fidelity; faithfulness.
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Origin of fealty
Synonyms
See more synonyms for fealty on Thesaurus.com2. loyalty, devotion.
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Contemporary Examples
“It is our Islamic obligation to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and give it our Islamic fealty,” he said.
They called the Republican bosses and their supporters Stalwarts because of their fealty to tradition.
Republican fealty to the interests of the investor class has been long-standing.
They're not about amassing medals, so much as engendering goodwill; less cut-throat competition, more track and fealty.
For all of the heat generated by skirmishes past, both Jews and African-Americans retained their fealty to the Democratic Party.
Historical Examples
But—if indeed, you are dazzled by the glamour of a title—do not be too confident of his fealty.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Not the shadow of a doubt had crossed his mind as to the fealty of White.
The Expressman and the DetectiveAllan Pinkerton
"The fealty (faith) of the black man is white," said the negro.
Memoirs of the Comtesse du BarryEtienne Leon Lamothe-Langon
And of my fealty, so solemnly sworn, Caterina knoweth naught.
The Royal Pawn of VeniceMrs. Lawrence Turnbull
Shall she not take the vow of fealty to the State, instead of her child?
The Royal Pawn of VeniceMrs. Lawrence Turnbull
fealty
- (in feudal society) the loyalty sworn to one's lord on becoming his vassalSee homage (def. 2)
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French fealte, from Latin fidēlitās fidelity
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Word Origin and History for fealty
n.
c.1300, from Old French feauté "loyalty, fidelity; homage sworn by a vassal to his overlord; faithfulness," from Latin fidelitatem (nominative fidelitas) "fidelity," from fidelis "loyal, faithful" (see fidelity).
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