fealty
Fidelity to one's lord or masterFidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
» He shows fealty toward the fusionist vision.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
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- the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Examples
10 sentencesHe shows fealty toward the fusionist vision.
She pledged her fealty to the new ruler.
They demonstrate fealty by going deep into debt during college.
He received oaths of fealty from all his humbled adversaries.
Will they demand our fealty to a man such as this?
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English feaute, feute, from Anglo-Norman fëauté, fëuté, from Latin fInherited from Middle English feaute, feute, from Anglo-Norman fëauté, fëuté, from Latin fidēlitās (“faithfulness”; “homage, fealty” in Medieval Latin), from fidēlis (“faithful”) + -tās (noun suffix); the modern form (for expected *feauty /ˈfjuːti/) is due to learned influence. Equivalent to obsolete feal + -ty. Doublet of fidelity.
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Forms
plural: fealtiesSynonyms
3 synonyms- the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign):allegiance
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable