Meaning & use
fealty
Loyalty and allegiance owed to a lord, ruler, or cause, especially in feudal times.
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The knight swore fealty to the king before the entire court.
Modern writers sometimes use fealty to describe fierce loyalty to a brand or team.
A note on using this word
"Fealty" is historically tied to feudal oaths of loyalty, though it now appears figuratively in modern writing for strong devotion.
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