forfaiture
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
forfaiture f (plural forfaitures)
- (law) abuse of authority
- Synonym: abus d’autorité
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “forfaiture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From forfaire.
Noun[edit]
forfaiture oblique singular, f (oblique plural forfaitures, nominative singular forfaiture, nominative plural forfaitures)
Descendants[edit]
- French: forfaiture
- Middle English: forfeture
- English: forfeiture