fealty

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord. countable,uncountable
    — I doubt whether the most devoted fidelity would bear strict examination as to the short reposes even the most entire fealty permits itself.

词形变化

fealties plural fielty alternative

词源

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.
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