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Definition of Faitour

Faitour
Faitour Fai"tour, n. [OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See Factor.] A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.] Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. --Spenser.

Meaning of Faitour from wikipedia

- factorial, factory, factotum, factual, facture, facultative, faculty, faitour, fashion, fashionable, feasibility, feasible, feasance, feat, feature,...
- a Medieval term for an idler, stemming originally from the Old French faitour ('lawyer') Finch Lane – after Robert Fink (some sources: Aelfwin Finnk)...
- Index of the Statutes, 13th Ed, 1896, vol 1, p 30 Tomlins and Granger, "Faitours", The Law-Dictionary, 4th Ed, 1835, vol 1. Cf Williams. Burrill, A Law...