All 3 Uses of
fealty
in
The Return of the King
- The old man laid the sword along his lap, and Pippin put his hand to the hilt, and said slowly after Denethor: 'Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor, and to the Lord and Steward of the realm, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and to go, in need or plenty, in peace or war, in living or dying, from this hour henceforth, until my lord release me, or death take me, or the world end.†
Chpt 5.1
- And this do I hear, Denethor son of Ecthelion, Lord of Gondor, Steward of the High King, and I will not forget it, nor fail to reward that which is given: fealty with love, valour with honour, oath-breaking with vengeance.†
Chpt 5.1
- Fealty kept he; oaths he had taken, all fulfilled them.†
Chpt 5.3 *
Definition:
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(fealty) loyalty -- especially the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects owed their sovereign)