The story
- Old French · derived fromforfaiture
- Middle English · inherited fromforfeture
- English todayforfeiture
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
forfeiture
Today it means: A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property. Full definition →
Middle English forfeture ← Old French forfaiture