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Loyalty vs Fealty - What's the difference?

loyalty | fealty |

As nouns the difference between loyalty and fealty

is that loyalty is the state of being loyal; fidelity while fealty is fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.

loyalty

English

(wikipedia loyalty)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

  • The state of being loyal; fidelity.
  • Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.

    • Synonyms

    * trueness

    Antonyms

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    Derived terms

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    fealty

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.
  • The oath by which this obligation was assumed.

    • Anagrams

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