Fealty (Noun)
Meaning
The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign).
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The soldiers took an oath of fealty to defend their country against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
- In ancient times, the king's subjects were expected to pledge their fealty to him in exchange for protection and security.
- The immigrants were eager to swear fealty to their new country and begin their journey towards citizenship.
- The knight's fealty to his lord was unwavering, and he would stop at nothing to defend his honor.
- The president called on all citizens to reaffirm their fealty to the nation's founding principles of freedom and justice.