fealty (redirected from fealties)

fe·al·ty  (fl-t)

n. pl. fe·al·ties

1.

a. The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.

b. The oath of such fidelity.

2. Faithfulness; allegiance. See Synonyms at fidelity.

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[Middle English fealtye, from Old French fealte, from Latin fidlits, faithfulness, from fidlis, faithful, from fids, faith; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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fealty [ˈfiːəltɪ]

n pl -ties

(Historical Terms) (in feudal society) the loyalty sworn to one's lord on becoming his vassal See homage [2]

[from Old French fealte, from Latin fidēlitās fidelity]

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fealty

1. In the Feudal System, allegiance of a vassal to his lord.
2. allegiance.

See also: Allegiance

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fealty - the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) allegiance loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal

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fealty

noun loyalty, faith, submission, devotion, allegiance, fidelity, homage, faithfulness, obeisance, troth (archaic) pledging oaths of homage and fealty

Translations

fealty [ˈfiːəltɪ] N (Hist) → lealtad f (feudal)

fealty

n (Hist) → Lehnstreue f

fealty [ˈfiːəltɪ] n → fedeltà

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fealty [ˈfiːəltɪ] n → fedeltà