单词 | fealty |
释义 | fealty /fee"euhl tee/, n. , pl. fealties. 1. Hist. a. fidelity to a lord. b. the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal. 2. fidelity; faithfulness. [1275-1325; ME feute, feaute, fealtye < AF, OF feauté, fealté < L fidelitat- (s. of fidelitas) FIDELITY; internal -au-, -al- from feal, reshaping (by substitution of -al- -AL1) of fe(d)eil < L fidelis] Syn. 2. loyalty, devotion. |
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