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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] feute, fealtye, from Anglo-French feelté, fealté, from [[Latin]] fidelitat-, fidelitas — more at [[fidelity]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] feute, fealtye, from Anglo-French feelté, fealté, from [[Latin]] fidelitat-, fidelitas — more at [[fidelity]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : the [[fidelity]] of a vassal or [[feudal]] tenant to his lord  

*1a : the [[fidelity]] of a vassal or [[feudal]] tenant to his lord  

An [[oath]] of '''fealty''', from the [[Latin]] fidelitas ([[faithfulness]]), is a [[pledge]] of allegiance of one [[person]] to another. Typically the oath is made upon a [[religious]] object such as a [[Bible]] or saint's relic, often contained within an [[altar]], thus binding the oath-taker before [[God]].

An [[oath]] of '''fealty''', from the [[Latin]] fidelitas ([[faithfulness]]), is a [[pledge]] of allegiance of one [[person]] to another. Typically the oath is made upon a [[religious]] object such as a [[Bible]] or saint's relic, often contained within an [[altar]], thus binding the oath-taker before [[God]].

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages medieval Europe], fealty was sworn between two people, the obliged person (vassal) and a person of rank (lord). This was done as part of a [[formal]] commendation [[ceremony]] to create a [[feudal]] [[relationship]].

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages medieval Europe], fealty was sworn between two people, the obliged person (vassal) and a person of rank (lord). This was done as part of a [[formal]] commendation [[ceremony]] to create a [[feudal]] [[relationship]].

Fealty and [[homage]] are a key element of [[feudalism]]. The term is also used by [[English]]-speakers to refer to similar [[oaths]] of [[allegiance]] in other [[feudal]] [[cultures]], as with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#Feudal_Japan_.281185-1603.29 medieval Japan], as well as in [[modern]] [[political]] [[contexts]].

Fealty and [[homage]] are a key element of [[feudalism]]. The term is also used by [[English]]-speakers to refer to similar [[oaths]] of [[allegiance]] in other [[feudal]] [[cultures]], as with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#Feudal_Japan_.281185-1603.29 medieval Japan], as well as in [[modern]] [[political]] [[contexts]].

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Feudal]]'''''

*'''''[[Feudal]]'''''