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/fˈiəlti/ /fˈilti/ Listen

noun

fealty n.

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; loyalty. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation.

Fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a friend, or of a wife to her husband. "He should maintain fealty to God." "Makes wicked lightnings of her eyes, and saps The fealty of our friends." "Swore fealty to the new government." Note: Fealty is distinguished from homage, which is an acknowledgment of tenure, while fealty implies an oath. See Homage.

Synonyms: Homage; loyality; fidelity; constancy.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... in some of their desultory talks and had forgotten to say more. The chill wonder of it sprang from her learning it too late. She had to adapt herself to a new man. Until now she had believed that it was spring with them, and that he had waited for her with an involuntary fealty, as she had done for him. They had every guerdon of young love, except that there were not so many years before them. But even that paled beside the triumphant sense that no boy or girl could possibly be as happy as they, with their ripened patience and sense of fun. A phrase came ...

— Country Neighbors • Alice Brown

... "it doth not appear to me that I am doing right. Queen Bess—God bless her!—lives in the hearts of us all. Why should I work her a mischief in order to advance the King of Spain, whom we cannot but hate? Now, I bethink me, I have sworn to serve my Queen, but I have given no oath of fealty to the Pope. And as for your religion, well, I am in most ways of one mind with you, and I think these Protestants to be no better than heretics. Master Basil, whose learning is wonderful, did persuade me for the nonce that my duty lay along ...

— Sea-Dogs All! - A Tale of Forest and Sea • Tom Bevan

... morn, the world exulting sings; Only to Him, in fealty we are sworn, Lord of our lives, Immortal King of kings!— ...

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... had been in Rome: Except Declan alone they were not in perfect agreement with Patrick. It is true that subsequently to this they did enter into a league of peace and harmonious actions with Patrick and paid him fealty. Ciaran, however, paid him all respect and reverence and was of one mind with him present or absent. Ailbe then, when he saw the kings and rulers of Ireland paying homage to Patrick and going out to meet him, came himself to Cashel, to wait on him and he also paid homage to him (Patrick) and ...

— The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore • Anonymous

... won the stout Andres to a fealty stronger than friendship. For gold he was ready to strangle ...

— The White Chief - A Legend of Northern Mexico • Mayne Reid

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