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fe·alty (fē′əl tē)

noun pl. fealties -·ties

    1. the duty and loyalty owed by a vassal or tenant to his feudal lord
    2. an oath of such loyalty
  2. Archaic loyalty; fidelity

Etymology: ME feute, fealtye < OFr feauté, fealté < L fidelitas, fidelity

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