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fealty

/ˈfiəlti/FEE-uhl-tee
/ˈfiəlti/FEE-uhl-tee

Meaningfaithfulness

Common meaning: a pledge of loyalty, especially to a lord

Journey through time

  1. Latinfidelitas‘faithfulness’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsfaithfulness → fealte, feelteit, fidelityfealté‘fealte, feelteit, fidelity’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfealte, feelteit, fidelity → a pledge of loyalty, especially to a lordfealty‘a pledge of loyalty, especially to a lord’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin fidelitas ‘faithfulness’.

Roots

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