félon

See also: felon and felón

French

Etymology

From Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fellō, fellōnis, from Frankish *felo (“wicked person”), from Proto-Germanic *fillô, *filjô (“flayer, whipper, scoundrel”), from Proto-Germanic *faluz (“cruel, evil”). Compare Italian fellone.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fe.lɔ̃/
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Adjective

félon (feminine singular félonne, masculine plural félons, feminine plural félonnes)

treacherous, perfidious

Noun

félon m (plural félons, feminine félonne)

traitor

Related terms

félonie

Further reading

“félon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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