fealty, rightful, bothies, with scant Western reaction

Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa By Roger Cohen and Mauricio Lima As Moscow wages war in Ukraine, its mercenaries have already established control in the Central African Republic — with scant Western reaction.

Abbot Chuang Chiu-an said the project was made possible by the reluctance of borrowers to offend the temple's deity — the spirit of an ancient Chinese governor who rewarded subjects in line with the fealty they demonstrated to traditional virtues.

Venezuela Military Backs Maduro, as Moscow Warns U.S. Not to Intervene

• The declaration of fealty to President Nicolás Maduro appeared to be a setback for the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has the support of the United States.
• The pronouncement came a day after Mr. Guaidó proclaimed himself the country’s rightful leader.

Warnscale Head at night. Bothies, rustic shelters scattered throughout Britain, are often built with local stones and are easily camouflaged in their surrounding landscapes. Stephen Hiltner/The New York Times

By STEPHEN HILTNER Rustic shelters called bothies — more than 100 of which are scattered throughout England, Wales and Scotland — are an indispensable, if little-known, element of British hill culture.

bothy

Dictionary result for bothy

/ˈbɒθi/

noun

plural noun: bothies

1. (in Scotland) a small hut or cottage, especially one for housing farm labourers or for use as a mountain refuge.

fealty

/ˈfiːəlti/

noun

HISTORICAL

1. a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord.

   
   

   "they owed fealty to the Earl rather than the King"

   • formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord.

     
     

     "a property for which she did fealty"