Synonyms for fealty


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fee-uhl-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi əl ti


Définition of fealty

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French feauté "loyalty, fidelity; homage sworn by a vassal to his overlord; faithfulness," from Latin fidelitatem (nominative fidelitas) "fidelity," from fidelis "loyal, faithful" (see fidelity).
  • noun allegiance
Example sentences :
  • But—if indeed, you are dazzled by the glamour of a title—do not be too confident of his fealty.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Not the shadow of a doubt had crossed his mind as to the fealty of White.
  • Extract from : « The Expressman and the Detective » by Allan Pinkerton
  • "The fealty (faith) of the black man is white," said the negro.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry » by Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon
  • And of my fealty, so solemnly sworn, Caterina knoweth naught.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
  • Shall she not take the vow of fealty to the State, instead of her child?
  • Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
  • Without doubt this meant their offer of fealty, their acceptance of me as master.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • Who does not love this fealty of the old bard to the highest order of things?
  • Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
  • Humility, in the Christian sense, means this fealty to the higher.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to Robert Browning » by Hiram Corson
  • Gold had won the stout Andres to a fealty stronger than friendship.
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • Not that she has any fear of his fealty, or that he will prove traitor to his troth now plighted.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Ranche » by Captain Mayne Reid

Antonyms for fealty

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