félon
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fellō, fellōnis, from Frankish *felo (“wicked person”), from Proto-Germanic *fillô, *filjô (“flayer, whipper, scoundrel”), from Proto-Germanic *faluz (“cruel, evil”). Compare Italian fellone.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
félon (feminine singular félonne, masculine plural félons, feminine plural félonnes)
Noun[edit]
félon m (plural félons, feminine félonne)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “félon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).