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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French forfaiture.
Noun
forfeture (plural forfetures)
- crime
- punishment
Synonyms
Descendants
References
- “forfē̆tūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Forfeture”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 449, column 1.