Synonyms for fealty
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
Forms
- Plural
- fealties → allegiances, loyalties, fidelities, obeisances…
Choose the right word
Fealty is becoming somewhat rare, except in elevated or poetic style. We prefer to speak of the faithfulness rather than the fealty of citizen, wife, or friend.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- loyalty I'm not used to having people question my loyalty.
- allegiance The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
- fidelity Take this ring as a token of my love and fidelity.
- obeisance The dictator enforced obeisance on the people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fealty | steady | |
| loyalty | rising | |
| allegiance | steady | |
| fidelity | steady | |
| obeisance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- truth1
- 6 letters
- homage2
- 7 letters
- respect2, loyalty3
- 8 letters
- devotion3, fidelity4
- 9 letters
- adherence3, constancy3, obeisance3
- 10 letters
- allegiance3
- 12 letters
- faithfulness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (homage2 = 2 syllables).