Difference between Allegiance and Fealty

ALLEGIANCE vs FEALTY: NOUN

The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause. : fidelity.
The obligations of a vassal to a lord.
The tie or obligation of a subject or citizen to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to a king, government, or state.
Hence Observance of obligation in general; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion.
Synonyms Allegiance, Loyalty, Fealty. Allegiance is the most formal and official of these words; it is a matter of principle, and applies especially to conduct; the oath of allegiance covers conduct only.
Loyalty is a matter of both principle and sentiment, conduct and feeling; it implies enthusiasm and devotion, and hence is most frequently chosen for figurative uses: as, loyalty to a lover, husband, family, clan, friends, old traditions, religion. Neither allegiance nor loyalty is confined to its original meaning of the obligation due from a subject to a prince.
Fealty has escaped less completely from this earliest sense, but has a permissible use in the sense of fidelity under obligation of various kinds.
The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.
Devotion; loyalty.
The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
The oath of such fidelity.
Allegiance. : fidelity.
Fidelity. to a lord; faithful adherence of a tenant or vassal to the superior of whom he holds his lands; the solemn recognition by the tenant, under oath, of his lord's paramount right.
Fidelity in general, as of one friend to another, of a wife to a husband, etc.; faithfulness; faith; loyalty.
Synonyms Allegiance. Loyalty, Fealty. See allegiance.
Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation.
Fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a friend, or of a wife to her husband.
The oath by which this obligation was assumed.

Obeisance, Adherence, Honesty, Obedience, Faithfulness, Faithful, Oath, Affinity, Faith, Affiliation, Devotion, Dedication, Commitment, Loyalty, Fealty

Servility, Subservience, Devotion, Repeatability, Compliance, Reliability, Accuracy, Swears, Fairness, Faithful, Fidelity, Faithfulness, Adherence, Loyalty, Allegiance

Trustworthiness, Obeisance, Adherence, Honesty, Obedience, Faithfulness, Faithful, Oath, Faith, Affiliation, Devotion, Dedication, Commitment, Loyalty, Fealty

Deference, Piety, Reverence, Servility, Subservience, Devotion, Compliance, Reliability, Accuracy, Fairness, Faithful, Fidelity, Faithfulness, Adherence, Loyalty

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The City Commission led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited at the opening of the Kendall County Board meeting.
An entire history of country allegiance and connection, an allegiance and connection that remained and still remains, erased and disregarded.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Andy Anderson led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pledge of Allegiance Chairman Nicholson led the pledge of Allegiance.
An Oath of Allegiance was also signed to pledge the immigrants allegiance to the United States and sign a written oath.
Allegiance to a flag, allegiance to a republic, all are fleeting.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Assistant City Attorney Chip Alexander led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Supervisor Kehoe.
Considering the idea of allegiance as an oath, should children make oaths of allegiance?

The language conveys a tone of fealty based on personal obligation.
Lords and Barons swore their oath of fealty to the king.
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Vassals took the Oath of Fealty during a special ceremony.
There were two parts to the bond, fealty and homage.
Be careful he does not take advantage of your fealty.
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Synonyms for Oath of fealty in Free Thesaurus.
Oaths of Fealty The lords and ladies of Amaranthine have come to offer their Oaths of Fealty.