feaute

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fealtye, feawte, feute, feutee, fewte, fewtee, fewtee, ffeute, foialte

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman fëauté, fëalté, earlier fedeilted, from Latin fidelitātem. A doublet of fidelite; also compare feal, feith.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛu̯ˈteː/, /ˈfɛu̯teː/

Noun

feaute (uncountable)

1. Fealty; feudal allegiance, fidelity, or loyalty.
2. (rare) Vassals, feudal subjects.

Descendants

• English: fealty (/l/ restored due to learned influence)
• Middle Scots: fewte
  • ⇒ Scots: feauto

References

• “feutẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.