Look up: fealty

1. Fealty
   oath of loyalty sworn by a VASSAL to his LORD after the LORD had accepted the VASSAL's HOMAGE.
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2. fealty
   In feudalism, the loyalty and duties owed by a vassal to a lord. In the 9th century fealty obliged the vassal not to take part in any action that would endanger the lord or his property, but by the...
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3. Fealty
   Fe'al·ty noun [ Middle English faute , Old French fauté , fealté , feelé , feelteit , from Latin fidelitas , from fidelis faithful. See Feal , and confer Fidelity .] 1. Fide...
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4. fealty
   1. Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as ...
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5. Fealty
   • (n.) Fidelity to one`s lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fe...
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6. fealty
   (from the article `homage and fealty`) in European society, solemn acts of ritual by which a person became a vassal of a lord in feudal society. Homage was essentially the acknowledgment ... ...which he eloquently called the First Crusade, Urban attempted, however, to prevent a further and complete feudalization of church-state ... ...
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7. Fealty
   Fealty is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Faithful` The name Fealty doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Fealty seems to be unique!
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8. fealty
   fealty The obligation of fidelity on the part of a feudal tenant or vassal to his lord.
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9. fealty
   fealty: see feudalism.
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10. Fealty
    Fidelity, allegiance.
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11. fealty
    In feudalism, the loyalty and duties owed by a vassal to a lord. In the 9th century fealty obliged the vassal not to take part in any action that would endanger the lord or his property, but by the 11th century the specific duties of fealty were established and included financial obligations and mil...
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12. Fealty
    fidelity, loyalty, and faithfulness
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13. Fealty
    An oath of `fealty`, from the Latin `fidelitas` (faithfulness), is a pledge of allegiance of one person to another. Typically the oath is made upon a religious object such as a Bible or saint`s relic, often contained within an altar, thus binding the oath-taker before God. In medieval Europe,...
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