fealty

English

Alternative forms

• fielty

Etymology

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From Middle English fealtye, feaute, feawte, feute, fewte, from Anglo-Norman fëalté and Old French fëauté, fëuté, 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.

Related terms

• fidelity

Translations

fidelity to one's lord

• Bulgarian: васална вярност (vasalna vjarnost)
• Danish: troskab c
• Dutch: trouw (nl) m
• Finnish: vasallin uskollisuus
• French: fidélité (fr) f, loyauté (fr) f
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• Norwegian: troskap m
• Polish: wierność (pl) f
• Portuguese: fieldade f
• Russian: ве́рность (ru) f (vérnostʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: vazalska odanost f, vazalska vjernost f, vazalska vernost f
• Swedish: trohet (sv) c, huldhet (sv) c, tro (sv) c, länsplikt c

the oath by which this obligation was assumed

• Bulgarian: васална клетва (vasalna kletva)
• Danish: lensed c
• Dutch: eed van trouw
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• French: serment (fr) m
• Hungarian: hűbéreskü (hu)
• Portuguese: fieldade f
• Serbo-Croatian: feudalna zakletva odanosti f
• Swedish: trohetsed (sv) c, tro och loven c

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} fidélité (fr) f
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• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} troskapsed m (2)

Anagrams

• featly