单词 | felon |
释义 | felon1/ˈfɛlən /noun A person who has committed a felony.Such force was justifiable against 'felons', and a thief was a felon if he had two previous convictions....
adjective [attributive] archaic Cruel; wicked. OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally 'wicked, a wicked person' (oblique case of fel 'evil'), from medieval Latin fello, fellon-, of unknown origin. Compare with felon2. Rhymesfelon2/ˈfɛlən /noun Archaic term for whitlow.A felon is an abscess of the distal pulp or phalanx pad of the fingertip....
OriginMiddle English: perhaps a specific use of felon1; medieval Latin fello, fellon- had the same sense. |
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