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fel⋅on
1
[fel-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | Law. a person who has committed a felony. |
| 2. | Archaic. a wicked person. |
–adjective
| 3. | Archaic. wicked; malicious; treacherous. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME fel(o)un wicked < AF; OF fel (nom.), felun (obl.) wicked person, traitor, perh. < Old Low Franconian *fillo, n. corresponding to OS fillian to ill-treat, whip, MD villen to flay, OHG fillen to beat, whip; cf. fell 3
1250–1300; ME fel(o)un wicked < AF; OF fel (nom.), felun (obl.) wicked person, traitor, perh. < Old Low Franconian *fillo, n. corresponding to OS fillian to ill-treat, whip, MD villen to flay, OHG fillen to beat, whip; cf. fell 3
fel⋅on
2 [fel-uhn] –noun
| an acute and painful inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, usually near the nail: a form of whitlow. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME felo(u)n < ML fellōn- (s. of fellō) scrofulous tumor, of uncert. orig.
1375–1425; late ME felo(u)n < ML fellōn- (s. of fellō) scrofulous tumor, of uncert. orig.
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| fel·on 1 (fěl'ən) n.
Evil; cruel. [Middle English feloun, from Old French felon, wicked, a wicked person, from Medieval Latin fellō, fellōn-, possibly of Germanic origin.] |
| fel·on 2 (fěl'ən) n. A painful purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail. Also called whitlow. [Middle English feloun, probably from Latin fel, gall, bile; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Felon
Fel"on\, n. [OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. f['e]lon traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.]1. (Law) A person who has committed a felony. 2. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime. 3. (Med.) A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint. Syn: Criminal; convict; malefactor; culprit.Felon
Fel"on\, a. Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal. Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. --Pope.
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Language Translation for : felon
Spanish:
criminal,
German:
der Schwerverbrecher,
Japanese:
重罪犯人
felon
1297, from O.Fr. felon "wicked person, traitor, rebel," from M.L. fellonem "evil-doer," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Frank. *fillo, *filljo "person who whips or beats, scourger" (cf. O.H.G. fillen "to whip"); or from L. fel "gall, poison," on the notion of "one full of bitterness." Another theory (advanced by Professor R. Atkinson of Dublin) traces it to L. fellare "to suck" (see fecund), which had an obscene secondary meaning in classical L. (well-known to readers of Martial and Catullus), which would make a felon etymologically a "cock-sucker." OED inclines toward the "gall" explanation, but finds Atkinson's "most plausible" of the others. Felony is c.1290.
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Main Entry: fel·on
Pronunciation: 'fe-l&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin
: one who has committed a felony
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felon fel·on (fěl'ən)
n.
A purulent infection or abscess involving the bulbous distal end of a finger. Also called whitlow.
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