Defn: One of the catgut strings of a fiddle.
FIDDLEWOOD Fid"dle*wood`, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. bois-fidèle, lit., faithful wood; — so called from its durability.]
Defn: The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus
Citharexylum.
FIDEJUSSION
Fi`de*jus"sion, n. Etym: [L. fidejussio, from fidejubere to be surety
or bail; fides faith + jubere to order: cf. F. fidéjussion.] (Civil
Law)
Defn: The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
FIDEJUSSOR
Fi`de*jus"sor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. fidéjusseur.] (Civil Law)
Defn: A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor. Blackstone.
FIDELITY
Fi*del"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. fidelitas: cf. F. fidélité. See Fealty.]
Defn: Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations. Especially: (a) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty. Whose courageous fidelity was proof to all danger. Macaulay. The best security for the fidelity of men is to make interest coincide with duty. A. Hamilton.
(b) Adherence to the marriage contract. (c) Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty. The principal thing required in a witness is fidelity. Hooker.