Fealty means loyalty or faithfulness to a person or a cause. It refers to the commitment and allegiance one has towards someone or something. Full definition
In 1984 she confirmed her change of fealty in a scholarly forum. (firstthings.com)
Second, Duncan and Barnes said they'd be allowing states to apply for waivers in return for pledging fealty to elements of the administration's NCLB «blueprint.» (educationnext.org)
Mr. Loeb wrote this week that «hypocrites who pay fealty to powerful union thugs and bosses do more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood,» singling out the minority leader of the State Senate, who is African - American. (nytimes.com)