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Feal

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Faithful. Britt. fol. 1.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Truthful; true. The tenants by knight’s service used to swear to their lords to be feal and leal. Feal homager, faithful subject.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Faithful. Tenants by knight service swore to their lords to be feal and leal; i. e., faithful and loyal.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891