Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To incur a penalty; to transgress.
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- verb obsolete To incur a penalty; to
transgress .
Etymologies
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See forfeit.
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Examples
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Wee have ben in perpetuelle pees tille now, that thou come to disherite us; and also wee have a kyng, nought for to do justice to every man, for he schalle fynde no forfete amonge us; but for to kepe noblesse, and for to schewe that wee ben obeyssant, wee have a kyng.
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Wee have ben in perpetuelle pees tille now, that thou come to disherite us; and also wee have a kyng, nought for to do justice to every man, for he schalle fynde no forfete amonge us; but for to kepe noblesse, and for to schewe that wee ben obeyssant, wee have a kyng.
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