FAITOUR

Etymology

Noun

faitour (plural faitours)

(archaic) A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.

Source: Wiktionary


Fai"tour, n. Etym: [OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See Factor.]

Definition: A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.] Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMMOBILIZATION

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