An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.
A religious or spiritual belief system.
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
The oath by which this obligation was assumed.
Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.