Fealty
11fealty — [[t]fi͟ːəlti[/t]] N UNCOUNT In former times, if someone swore fealty to their ruler, they promised to be loyal to him or her. Syn: allegiance …
12Fealty, Oath of — 1) The oath by which a vassal swore loyalty to his lord, usually on a relic of saints or on the Bible. 2) The fidelity of a feudal vassal to his lord; a promise under oath to be loyal. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 256) 3) An oath… …
13fealty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English feute, fealtye, from Anglo French feelté, fealté, from Latin fidelitat , fidelitas more at fidelity Date: 14th century 1. a. the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord b. the obligation of… …
14fealty — /fee euhl tee/, n., pl. fealties. 1. Hist. 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. [1275 1325; ME feute, feaute, fealtye < AF, OF feauté, fealté …
15fealty — noun a) Fidelity to ones lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness. b) The oath by which this obligation was assumed …
16Fealty — A *vassal s oath of fidelity to his lord; also the duties of service and aid. [ < Lat. fides = oath, faith; Lat. fidelitas = loyalty] Cf. Hold oath; Homage1; Immixtio manuum …
17Fealty — Some mystery surrounds this name which has caused emminent researchers considerable difficulty. The reason is that originally the name was associated with the Romany s, and whilist the recent history records show the name as being formed in… …
18fealty — Synonyms and related words: acquiescence, adherence, adhesion, allegiance, ardor, assigned task, attachment, bona fides, bond, bonne foi, bounden duty, burden, business, call of duty, charge, commitment, compliance, conformity, constancy,… …
19fealty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. homage, allegiance, fidelity; see loyalty . See Synonym Study at loyalty . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Faithfulness or devotion to a person, a cause, obligations, or duties: allegiance, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity …
20fealty — fe|al|ty [ˈfi:əlti] n [U] old fashioned [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: fealté, from Latin fidelitas; FIDELITY] loyalty to a king, queen etc …
