forfaiture etymology

French word forfaiture comes from French -ure (Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.), French forfaiture ((legal) abuse of authority.)

Detailed word origin of forfaiture

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ure French (fra) Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.
forfaiture French (fra) (legal) abuse of authority.

Words with the same origin as forfaiture

Descendants of -ure
allure armure blessure brûlure candidature chaussure coiffure confiture coupure couverture créature culture doublure fermeture fourrure future lecture morsure nature nourriture ordure ouverture procédure température égratignure