Word · Frequency #27821
fealties
/ˈfiːəlti/
noun
忠诚；效忠
fealties is the plural of fealty.
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or that subjects owe to their sovereign)
- 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.
对领主或主人的忠诚；佃户或封臣须对领主忠实的封建义务。
- 2.
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
公民对国家(或臣民对君主)所应尽的忠诚
对领主或主人的忠诚；佃户或封臣须对领主忠实的封建义务。；公民对国家(或臣民对君主)所应尽的忠诚；忠诚；忠贞；忠实
In use
The knight swore fealty to his king before the battle.
Citizens owe fealty to their country, even when they disagree with its leaders.
In medieval Europe, nobles expressed fealty by kneeling before their lord.
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Sound & spelling
ea · long e
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Examples: aeneas, agreeable, already, amphitheater, appeal, appeasement, arboreal, area
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