| To recant is to withdraw or disavow a declared belief, as in renouncing a philosophy or abjuring fealty to a religion. |
| The Anglo-Saxons used oaths not only to swear fealty to feudal lords, but also to ensure honesty during legal proceedings and transactions. |
| In 920 Edmund had accepted Raegnald's fealty and thus acknowledged his status. |
| The silver ring, the symbol of his fealty, came off with little difficulty, then the buttons at the cuff of each sleeve. |
| However, before I destroy you utterly, I will give you a chance to swear fealty to me. |
| All kinds of groups use fear to terrorize the loners and coerce fealty from those who don't want to be a target. |
