fidelity

Japanese: fidelitas
fidelity

...the translation of "commendatio" generally refers to the act of entrusting one's body to the protection and control of another person and establishing a relationship of dominance and submission between them, but it is particularly relevant in relation to the act of establishing a lord-vassal relationship in European feudalism. That is, the establishment of a lord-vassal relationship was carried out by the vassal going to the lord, making an oath of good faith (fidelitas), placing both hands together, and the lord enveloping the vassal's hands with his own. The word "entrustment" does not include the oath of good faith, but only refers to the ritual of submission by hand-over-hand.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "fidelitas" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…コンメンダティオcommendatioの訳語で,一般的には自己の一身を相手方の保護と支配とに託し,相手方との間に支配=服従の関係を設定する行為を指すが,これがとくに問題にされるのは,ヨーロッパ封建制における封主=封臣関係の設定行為と関連してである。すなわち,封主=封臣関係の設定は,封臣たるべき者が封主たるべき者のもとにおもむき,封主に対して〈誠実の宣誓fidelitas〉をおこなうとともに,自分の両手を合わせて差し出し,封主がこの封臣の手を自分の両手で外側から包む,という行為によっておこなわれた。〈託身〉の語は,この臣従行為のうちで,誠実の宣誓を含まず,手の授受による服従儀礼のみを指す。…

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