This is Feudalism, a system of protection for loyalty that declined during the Renaissance due to the Black Plague, growth of trade, and urbanization. The vassals pledged loyalty to the lord of the manor.
Political allegiance and providing military, political, and financial service to a lord. More at LINK
It pledged allegiance to the English king but established a form of government by the will of the majority.
The 10 percent Reconstruction plan decreed that a state could be reintegrated into the Union when 10 percent of the 1860 vote count from that state had taken an oath of allegiance to the U.S. and pledged to abide by emancipation.
The 10 percent Reconstruction plan decreed that a state could be reintegrated into the Union when 10 percent of the 1860 vote count from that state had taken an oath of allegiance to the U.S. and pledged to abide by emancipation.
Before going ashore in America, 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact. It was in agreement to the condition that they will submit to a government chosen by common consent. It also pledged allegiance and loyalty to the English king.
I'm pledging my allegiance to my collage alma mater.
In my elementary school classroom, all the students pledged allegiance to our flag audibly every morning.
Vassals served lords in exchange for protection and land rights. In the feudal system, vassals pledged loyalty and military service to their lords in return for the lord's support and the ability to use and cultivate land on the lord's estate.
Political allegiance and providing military, political, and financial service to a lord. More at LINK
It pledged allegiance to the English king but established a form of government by the will of the majority.
he required all sub-vassals to swear allegiance to him.
The word "republic" refers to a government that is elected by the people, a democracy. The flag is a symbol of the United States, so those who say the pledge are promising they will give their loyalty (allegiance) to this country and to the democracy that it embodies.
In the Warhammer 40k 7th edition universe, vassals were individuals or groups who pledged loyalty and service to more powerful factions, such as Space Marine Chapters or Imperial Guard regiments. Vassals provided support, resources, and manpower to their overlords in exchange for protection and guidance in battle. They played a crucial role in expanding and maintaining the power of their masters in the grim darkness of the 41st millennium.
Traitor. He pledged allegiance to the Americans & to the Japanese during their occupation. Is that a hero? Did Rizal, Bonifacio, Antonio Luna & Gregorio del Pilar and others do that?
Vassals, who were pledged to the common defense of the land. Under feudalism, the landed knights developed their own lesser autocracies and titles. The peasants (serfs) actually worked the land (known as a "fief"), and skilled artisans were generally a separate class.
A oath of fealty is a pledge of allegiance from one person to another
Knights often pledged allegiance to a King or Lord, that meant that they would serve the King/Lord all life, some pledged allegiance to military order. It's basicly a oath, a promise to someone.