Definitions
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“I doubt whether the most devoted fidelity would bear strict examination as to the short reposes even the most entire fealty permits itself.”
“In one recent video, he said the problem posed by a Russian military led by people who demand nothing but blind fealty would need to be dealt with — “or one day the Russian people will solve it themselves.””
“I think the central characteristic Trump seems to be looking for in all of the appointees we’ve seen so far is fealty to him.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Loyal allegiance”6 letters
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