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