forfeture

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French forfaiture.

Noun

forfeture (plural forfetures)

1. crime
2. punishment

Synonyms

• forfait

Descendants

• English: forfeiture

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.