fealty

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman fealté, from Latin fidēlitās (faithfulness). Doublet of fidelity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːlti/

Noun

fealty (countable and uncountable, plural fealties)

  1. Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord
    Synonyms: fidelity, allegiance, faithfulness
  2. The oath by which this obligation was assumed.

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.