Definitions

fealty

[fee-uhl-tee] / ˈfi əl ti /

NOUN

allegiance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

faithfulness loyalty

STRONG

constancy devotion duty fidelity obligation

WEAK

divined

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disloyalty

STRONG

faithlessness inconstancy treachery unsteadiness

Example Sentences

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Fealty to the rule of law is not a native instinct.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2022

Fealty to these lords is not universally passionate.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2019

Fealty to principle sometimes requires setting aside one’s own preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2018

Fealty to founding principles based on respect for human dignity strengthened and renewed a nation, he said.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2015

Fealty to lord and king was supplanted by fealty to human rights.

From Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-Second Congress, First Session by Various

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