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1. (n.) fealty
the fidelity of a feudal vassal to his lord or the pledge of such fidelity.
2. fealty
a vassal's obligation to be faithful to his lord.
3. fealty
fidelity; faithfulness; loyalty.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME feute < AF, OF feauté, fealté < L fidēlitātemfidelity)
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1. (noun) allegiance, fealty
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
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1. (noun) fealty
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; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation
2. (noun) fealty
fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a friend, or of a wife to her husband
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