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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fewté, Feuté, n. Also: fewtee, -tie, -ty. [ME. fewté, feuté, feauté (c 1300), OF. feauté, fealté.] Faithful allegiance to an overlord; fealty. (Freq. in Wyntoun.) 1375 Barb. viii. 19.
Thai of Cwnyngame and Kyle, … Left the Ynglis menis fewté Ib. xiv. 330.
Ane Erische kyng, that ayth had mayd Till Schir Eduarde of fewte 14.. Acts I, 21/2.
Quha ever he be is made new burges, he sall swer fewte to our lorde the kyng c1420 Wynt. vii. 970.
The Kyng off Scotland … Gert all thai Statys bundyn be Till the Emprys in fewté Ib. viii. 4108.
Fewteys he tuk off mony thare, … For nane durst hym contrary 1618-60 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 22.
To paye the debt I owe of my great duetie, … Is more than I can doe, vnlesse by fewtie I striue [etc.]

b. To make fewté, to make formal declaration of fidelity in allegiance. 1375 Barb. xx. 129.
All the lordis at thar war … Maid hym manrent and fewte c1420 Wynt. vii. 1777.
The fewté, and the band, That to the Kyng than off Ingland Thai had made c1475 Wall. vii. 205.
Schir Ranald fyrst, to mak fewte for his land, … went in c1515 Asl. MS. I. 193/26.
Our king was sumtyme allyit to the king of Yngland and maid fewte to him c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlviii. 117.
All thay maid him homege and fewte 1560 Montgomery Mem. II. 158.
To mak to me … the omage and fewtie specifyit in the samyn contract a1568 Bann. MS. 224 a/10.
Sen that first I fewty maid to lufe … I haif bene trew