fealty
忠誠
解説 Definition
君主や支配者に対する絶対的な忠誠心と服従。封建制度において臣下が主君に誓う義務的な忠誠を指す。
Fealty is loyal support and faithfulness that someone promises to a person or group. It is often used in historical or formal contexts, especially about the relationship between a servant and a ruler. In modern English, it can also describe strong loyalty in a serious or literary way.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
faith や fidelity を知っているとつながりやすい語。核は「信義を守る忠実さ」だが、fealty はもっと重く、王・領主・支配者への服従を伴う忠誠で、個人的な好意より「主従関係の誓い」に近い。allegiance と似るが、fealty は封建的・歴史的で格式が高い語だと押さえると覚えやすい。pay fealty to ... の形で「…に忠誠を誓う」とまとまりで覚えると定着する。
Think of `faith` and `fidelity`. `Fealty` belongs to that same family of loyalty, but it sounds older and more formal, especially loyalty to a ruler or lord. Remember the fixed phrase `pay fealty to`, which often appears in historical writing.
例文
The knight swore fealty to the king and pledged to serve him faithfully.
その騎士は王に忠誠を誓い、忠実に仕えることを約束した。
Fealty was the cornerstone of feudal relationships between lords and vassals.
忠誠は領主と家臣の間の封建的な関係の基礎だった。
He showed unwavering fealty despite the king's harsh demands.
彼は王の厳しい要求にもかかわらず、揺るがぬ忠誠を示した。
fealty の類義語・関連語
fealty の語源・成り立ち Etymology
fealty は古フランス語 feauté を経て、ラテン語 fidelitas「忠実・誠実」にさかのぼります。fid- は「信頼・信義」の感覚を持ち、主君への誓いの忠実さから「忠誠」の意味になりました。関連語は fidelity、faith。
Fealty came into English from Old French feauté, from Latin fidelitas, meaning "faithfulness" or "loyalty." Its root is the same as in fidelity and faith, from a family of words about trust and keeping promises. It first referred to the loyalty sworn by a vassal to a lord, and later became a general word for loyalty.
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