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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 |
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| 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]]. |
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− | 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]]. |
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− | 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]]''''' |