fealty
IPA: fˈiʌɫti
noun
- Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
- The oath by which this obligation was assumed.
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Examples of "fealty" in Sentences
- They didn't swear fealty to the king.
- The council also took oaths of fealty.
- The first is for fealty to the source.
- The current edit makes no mention of fealty.
- The lords have direct fealty from the common born.
- Oaths of fealty were to be sworn to King and Council.
- Fealty was annexed to and attendant on the reversion.
- On July 12, 1291, he gave an oath of fealty to the English king.
- Fealty is the obligation of fidelty with the tenant owed to the lord.
- After the kings swore fealty and allegiance they rowed him back to the palace.
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