Fidelity

[Fr. fidélité; Lat. fidelitas, from fides, faith or trust, fidere, to confide.] Careful or exact performance of duty or adherence to obligations; firm adherence to a person or party to which one is united, or bound; loyalty. - Veracity; honesty; adherence to one's promise or pledge. "The thing required in a witne is fidelity ." - Hooker. -Adherence to the marriage-contract; as, she proved her fidelity to her marriage-vow. Fidelity, in Illinois , a post-office of Jersey co. Fidelity, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Jasper co., abt. 8 m. S. of Carthage. Fidelity, in Ohio , a post-office of Miami co. Fi'des. [Lat., faith.] ( Myth .) The Roman godde of faith and honesty. Numa was the first who paid her divine honors. Fidget, ( fij'it ,) v. n. [Dan. fige ; Icel. fika , to hasten. Cf. FICKLE.] To move quickly and irregularly; to move by fits and starts.