| 释义 |
out·fang·thief
\ˈau̇tfəŋˌthēf\ noun
Etymology: Middle English outfangenthef, outfangthef, from Old English ūtfangenethēof, from ūt out + fangen (past participle of fōn to seize, capture) + thēof thief — more at out, pact, thief
: the right of a lord under medieval English law to try in his manorial court a thief or other felon dwelling in his manor but caught outside it — distinguished from infangthief |