Fē'al-ty, n.

n. [O. Fr. fealté, feelté, feelteit, Pr. fealtat, feltat, fedeltut, O. Sp. fieltat, It. fedeltà, from Lat. fidelitas, from fidelis. See supra.] Fidelity to one's lord; the special oath of fidelity, or mutual bond of obligation, between a lord and his tenant; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyalty. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty. Wharton. Tomlins. Crabbe.

He should maintain fealty to God. Bp. Taylor.

Swore fealty to the new government. Macaulay.

Synonyms—Homage; loyalty; fidelity. See HOMAGE.