fealtyn.

Brit.

/ˈfiːəlti/, U.S.

/ˈfi(ə)lti/

Forms: Middle English–1500s feaute, (Middle English feauty, 1500s feautie), Middle English feute(e, Middle English–1500s fewt(e(e, (Middle English fewthe, fewtye), Middle English–1600s fealtie, fealtye, (Middle English fealtee, feaulte, 1500s feaultie), 1500s– fealty.

Etymology: < Old French feaute, feaulte, fealte = Provençal fealtad , fedeltat < Latin fidēlitāt-em , < fidēlis faithful, < fidēs faith n. and int.

1. The obligation of fidelity on the part of a feudal tenant or vassal to his lord.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > obligation of loyalty > to a superior, the government, etc.

fayc1290

ligeance1377

lyance1390

allegiancea1425

fealtyc1460

allegiancy1577

subscription1608

ligeancy1643

c1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 1204 Þey haue knowleche of homages, seruice, and fewte.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 427 Schyr byschop..Gyff yow wald kep yi fewte Youe maid nane sic speking to me.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1362/1 From all debt or dutie of fealtie.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. ii. 45 I am..pledge for his..fealtie to the new made king.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 367 This obligation on the part of the vasal was called his fidelitas or fealty.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. vii. 91 Each bent the knee To Bruce, in sign of fealty.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Morte d'Arthur in Poems (new ed.) II. 7 Not rendering true answer, as beseem'd Thy fëalty.

2. The recognition of this obligation (see quot. 1629). Also plural. Frequent in phrases to do, make, receive, swear, etc. fealty.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > to (feudal) lord

helda1000

fealtyc1300

feudality1701

c1300 K. Alis. 2911 Alle heo duden him feuté.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 3 Ine toke his feaute of alle þat lond helde.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 95 To whom [Swane] þe men..þat dwelled at þe norþ side of Watlyng strete gefen ostage and sworen feutee.

c1400 Ywaine & Gaw. 3762 Sho sal hald hir land of the, And to the tharfor mak fewte.

1475 Bk. Noblesse 38 Prince Edwarde..received theire homages and feutees..in the name of King Edwarde .iij^d.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xxvi. 571 They of the londe receyved him to be their lorde, & made to him fewt & homage.

1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xi. f. 12 These tenauntes maye holde their landes by..fealtie.

1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 20 §5 Making..othe & feautie only to the kinges maiestie.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvii. §8. 490 Salomon..receiued fealtie of all the Princes and people of the land.

1629 Vse of Law 38 in J. Doddridge Lawyers Light Fealtie, is to take an oath vpon a booke, that hee will be a faithfull Tenant to the King.

1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) v. 149 The Bishops were also obliged to swear fealty to the Prince.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. ii. 139 Where there was no fealty there could be no treason.

1862 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 3) xi. 146 The vassal swore to his baron fealty absolutely.

attributive.1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 359 Henceforward, though Lotharius Imperator might appear in Charter or Diploma and the fealty-form be preserved to him, his sovereignty in Italy was gone.

3. transferred and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > obligation of loyalty

fealty?1515

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

truefastnessa1225

trueshipa1225

trueness?c1225

soothnessc1275

faithc1300

good faithc1300

trustc1300

trueheadc1325

traistnessa1340

truthheada1400

faithfulnessc1400

loyaltyc1400

tristiness1408

trustinessc1450

confiance1490

fealty?1515

surety?c1535

loyalness1592

troth-keeping1605

true-heartedness1608

confidence1642

trustworthiness1662

responsibleness1706

dependence1752

reliability1810

trustihood1823

faithworthiness1828

reliableness1841

dependableness1860

dependability1901

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun]

worthingeOE

respitea1382

honoura1425

respect1526

respection1528

regardfulness1571

respectiveness1608

modesty1616

respectfulness1625

deferencea1660

distance1667

respectance1820

unscornfulness1840

fealty1867

obsequiosity1878

deferentiality1880

the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > debt of gratitude

obligement1611

endearment1628

obligation1632

indebtment1646

indebtedness1647

obligedness1656

fealty1867

on1946

?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. B.ii^v We all to hym [sc. God] owe fewte and seruyce.

c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Ai The more to god ought I to do fewte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. iv. 89 Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty .

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 204 Man disobeying, Disloyal breaks his fealtie .

1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 882 The Church..makes a visible profession of fealty to him.

1717 E. Fenton tr. Homer Odyssey xi, in Poems 94 Studious to win your Consort, and seduce Her from chaste Fealty to Joys impure.

1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. I. 82 The most advanced minds acknowledged their fealty to the old master [Homer].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fealty
释义	fealtyn. Brit. /ˈfiːəlti/, U.S. /ˈfi(ə)lti/ Forms: Middle English–1500s feaute, (Middle English feauty, 1500s feautie), Middle English feute(e, Middle English–1500s fewt(e(e, (Middle English fewthe, fewtye), Middle English–1600s fealtie, fealtye, (Middle English fealtee, feaulte, 1500s feaultie), 1500s– fealty. Etymology: < Old French feaute, feaulte, fealte = Provençal fealtad , fedeltat < Latin fidēlitāt-em , < fidēlis faithful, < fidēs faith n. and int. 1. The obligation of fidelity on the part of a feudal tenant or vassal to his lord. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > obligation of loyalty > to a superior, the government, etc. fayc1290 ligeance1377 lyance1390 allegiancea1425 fealtyc1460 allegiancy1577 subscription1608 ligeancy1643 c1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 1204 Þey haue knowleche of homages, seruice, and fewte. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 427 Schyr byschop..Gyff yow wald kep yi fewte Youe maid nane sic speking to me. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1362/1 From all debt or dutie of fealtie. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. ii. 45 I am..pledge for his..fealtie to the new made king. View more context for this quotation 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 367 This obligation on the part of the vasal was called his fidelitas or fealty. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. vii. 91 Each bent the knee To Bruce, in sign of fealty. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Morte d'Arthur in Poems (new ed.) II. 7 Not rendering true answer, as beseem'd Thy fëalty. 2. The recognition of this obligation (see quot. 1629). Also plural. Frequent in phrases to do, make, receive, swear, etc. fealty. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > to (feudal) lord helda1000 fealtyc1300 feudality1701 c1300 K. Alis. 2911 Alle heo duden him feuté. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 3 Ine toke his feaute of alle þat lond helde. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 95 To whom [Swane] þe men..þat dwelled at þe norþ side of Watlyng strete gefen ostage and sworen feutee. c1400 Ywaine & Gaw. 3762 Sho sal hald hir land of the, And to the tharfor mak fewte. 1475 Bk. Noblesse 38 Prince Edwarde..received theire homages and feutees..in the name of King Edwarde .iij^d. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xxvi. 571 They of the londe receyved him to be their lorde, & made to him fewt & homage. 1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xi. f. 12 These tenauntes maye holde their landes by..fealtie. 1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 20 §5 Making..othe & feautie only to the kinges maiestie. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvii. §8. 490 Salomon..receiued fealtie of all the Princes and people of the land. 1629 Vse of Law 38 in J. Doddridge Lawyers Light Fealtie, is to take an oath vpon a booke, that hee will be a faithfull Tenant to the King. 1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) v. 149 The Bishops were also obliged to swear fealty to the Prince. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. ii. 139 Where there was no fealty there could be no treason. 1862 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 3) xi. 146 The vassal swore to his baron fealty absolutely. attributive.1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 359 Henceforward, though Lotharius Imperator might appear in Charter or Diploma and the fealty-form be preserved to him, his sovereignty in Italy was gone. 3. transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > obligation of loyalty fealty?1515 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 truefastnessa1225 trueshipa1225 trueness?c1225 soothnessc1275 faithc1300 good faithc1300 trustc1300 trueheadc1325 traistnessa1340 truthheada1400 faithfulnessc1400 loyaltyc1400 tristiness1408 trustinessc1450 confiance1490 fealty?1515 surety?c1535 loyalness1592 troth-keeping1605 true-heartedness1608 confidence1642 trustworthiness1662 responsibleness1706 dependence1752 reliability1810 trustihood1823 faithworthiness1828 reliableness1841 dependableness1860 dependability1901 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] worthingeOE respitea1382 honoura1425 respect1526 respection1528 regardfulness1571 respectiveness1608 modesty1616 respectfulness1625 deferencea1660 distance1667 respectance1820 unscornfulness1840 fealty1867 obsequiosity1878 deferentiality1880 the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > debt of gratitude obligement1611 endearment1628 obligation1632 indebtment1646 indebtedness1647 obligedness1656 fealty1867 on1946 ?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. B.ii^v We all to hym [sc. God] owe fewte and seruyce. c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Ai The more to god ought I to do fewte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. iv. 89 Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty . View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 204 Man disobeying, Disloyal breaks his fealtie . View more context for this quotation 1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 882 The Church..makes a visible profession of fealty to him. 1717 E. Fenton tr. Homer Odyssey xi, in Poems 94 Studious to win your Consort, and seduce Her from chaste Fealty to Joys impure. 1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. I. 82 The most advanced minds acknowledged their fealty to the old master [Homer]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1300
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