sworn loyalty
Oath of fealty
Sworn loyalty is allegiance confirmed by oath or solemn promise.
The phrase emphasizes commitment that has been formally declared rather than merely felt: Knights pledged sworn loyalty to their lord.
It implies obligation that cannot be easily revoked—loyalty bound by one's word of honor.
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- oathFormal binding promise
- blood oathVow sealed by bloodshed
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
pledge · vow · fidelity · liege · liege lord · kneel · bend the knee · honor · duty · vassal · knight · crown · banner · blood · bond · eternal bond · service · homage
- loyaltydevotion, faithfulness, fidelity, allegiance, steadfast
- NibelungenSiegfried, Gunther, Burgundians, dragon slayer, cursed treasure
- loyalty typespatriotism
- warrior ethicsbushido, chivalry, code of honor, samurai code, warrior ethos
sworn loyaltyfair-weather friendship
Bond abandoned in hardship
no strings attached · casual acquaintance · noncommitment · fickleness
sworn loyaltybetrayal
Breaking of trust
treachery · treason · perfidy · disloyalty · faithlessness
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