n. [ L. fidelitas: cf. F. fidélité. See Fealty. ] Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations. Especially:
Whose courageous fidelity was proof to all danger. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The best security for the fidelity of men is to make interest coincide with duty. A. Hamilton.
The principal thing required in a witness is fidelity. Hooker.