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Old French
Etymology
From the verb mesfaire.
Noun
mesfait oblique singular, m (oblique plural mesfaiz or mesfaitz, nominative singular mesfaiz or mesfaitz, nominative plural mesfait)
- sin; wrongdoing
12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:Dex lor pardone lor mesfait.- God pardons their sin.
Verb
mesfait
- past participle of mesfaire
Descendants