fealty

n., pl., -ties.

1. 1. The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
   2. The oath of such fidelity.
2. Faithfulness; allegiance. See synonyms at fidelity.

[Middle English fealtye, from Old French fealte, from Latin fidēlitās, faithfulness, from fidēlis, faithful, from fidēs, faith.]

noun

Faithfulness or devotion to a person, a cause, obligations, or duties: allegiance, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness. See continue/stop/pause, obligation.

In feudal times, "the oath sworn by the tenant to be faithful to his lord." Moynihan, Introduction to the Law of Real Property 16 (3d ed. 2002). It was one of the incidents of free tenures. See also homage.

IN BRIEF: Loyalty or allegiance.

The tenant farmer had to swear an oath of fealty to the owner of the property.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - troskab, vasalpligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
trouw, trouw van horige aan zijn heer

Français (French)
n. - fidélité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lehnstreue, Treue

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πίστη και αφοσίωση (σε φεουδάρχη)

Italiano (Italian)
fedeltà

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lealdade (f)

Русский (Russian)
верность, присяга

Español (Spanish)
n. - fidelidad, lealtad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - länsplikt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
忠诚, 忠实, 忠贞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 忠誠, 忠實, 忠貞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신의, 성실, 충성의 의무

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 忠誠の義務, 忠節の誓い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إخلاص , وفاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נאמנות, אמונים‬

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