fealty
/ˈfiː.əlti/
fealty 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.
Noun
fealty (countable and uncountable, plural fealties)
- Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
- I doubt whether the most devoted fidelity would bear strict examination as to the short reposes even the most entire fealty permits itself.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 111
- Ordo Malleus Inquisitor: In fealty to the God-Emperor, our Undying Lord, and by the grace of the Golden Throne, I declare exterminatus upon the Imperial world of Typhon Primaris.2011, Relic Entertainment, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, scene: Exterminatus declared on Typhon Primaris
- Synonyms:
- fidelity, allegiance, faithfulness
fealty meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
fealty in Hindi
- fidelity to one's lord
- निष्ठा niṣṭhā, स्वामिभक्ति svāmibhakti, इत्ताअत ittāat, वफ़ादारी vafādārī
- the oath by which this obligation was assumed
- शपथ śapath, हलफ़ halaf
fealty in Tamil
- விசுவாசம், பற்று, நம்பகம்
fealty in Marathi
- fidelity to one's lord
- निष्ठा niṣṭhā, स्वामिभक्ति svāmibhakti
- the oath by which this obligation was assumed
- शपथ śapath
fealty in Urdu
- اطاعت, وفاداری
More languagesFewer languages
- fealty in Kannada
- ನಂಬಿಕೆ, ಮುದಿಪು
- fealty in Sanskrit
- निष्ठा niṣṭhā, स्वामिभक्ति svāmibhakti, शपथ śapatha
Examples of fealty in a sentence
- I think the central characteristic Trump seems to be looking for in all of the appointees we’ve seen so far is fealty to him.2025 January 27, Cameron Joseph, quoting John Bolton, “John Bolton says he’s faced Trump’s retribution. He worries what Kash Patel might...
- Trump really wants is unquestioned fealty – and that, he says, is not going to happen.2026 April 5, Howard LaFranchi, “Trump’s war in Iran puts new strain on alliances. Why this time it’s different.”, in The Christian Science...
Synonyms of fealty
Forms of fealty
| plural | fealties |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fielty |
Origin of fealty
Inherited from Middle English feaute, feute, from Anglo-Norman fëauté, fëuté, from Latin fidēlitās (“faithfulness”; “homage, fealty” in Medieval Latin), from fidēlis (“faithful”) + -tās (noun suffix); the modern form (for expected *feauty /ˈfjuːti/) is due to learned influence. Equivalent to obsolete feal + -ty. Doublet of fidelity.
Questions about fealty
- What does fealty mean?
- Fealty means fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
- What is fealty in Hindi?
- Fealty in Hindi is निष्ठा (niṣṭhā), स्वामिभक्ति (svāmibhakti), इत्ताअत (ittāat). See Fealty meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use fealty in a sentence?
- I think the central characteristic Trump seems to be looking for in all of the appointees we’ve seen so far is fealty to him.
- What part of speech is fealty?
- Fealty is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fealty?
- Fealty is pronounced /ˈfiː.əlti/.
- What is the plural of fealty?
- The plural of fealty is fealties.
Words near fealty in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fealty (page history and authors); fealty (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fealty (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fealty (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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