Fealty

  • 31fealty —   n. loyalty; duty, especially of vassal to feudal lord …

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  • 32Fealty —    From Medieval Europe, this was an obligation of fidelity from a feudal tenant or vassal to his lord. The fidelity was military, political and social. In return, the lord swore to protect and defend the vassal or feudal tenant …

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  • 33fealty — An incident of feudal tenure, being the obligation of fidelity which a tenant owed to his lord. 19 Am J2d Est § 3 …

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  • 34fealty — see FAITH …

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  • 35fealty — n. (pl. ies) 1 hist. a a feudal tenant s or vassal s fidelity to a lord. b an acknowledgement of this. 2 allegiance. Etymology: ME f. OF feaulteacute f. L fidelitas tatis f. fidelis faithful f. fides faith …

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  • 36Mick Fealty — (born 1959) is a journalist and the founding editor of the acclaimed Northern Ireland based blog Slugger O Toole. Fealty was born in Belfast and grew up in Holywood, County Down, but now lives in Dorset, England. He writes on a freelance basis… …

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  • 37Oath of Fealty (novel) — For the Elizabeth Moon novel, see The Deed of Paksenarrion. Oath of Fealty is a 1982 novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Set in the near future, it involves an arcology, a large inhabited structure, called Todos Santos, which rises above a… …

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  • 38homage and fealty — ▪ feudalism       in European society, solemn acts of ritual by which a person became a vassal of a lord in feudal society. Homage was essentially the acknowledgment of the bond of tenure that existed between the two. It consisted of the vassal… …

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  • 39break fealty — index defect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 40with fealty — index faithfully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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