forfeits
forfeits is the plural of forfeit.
forfeits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forfeit.
Meaning of forfeit
Noun
forfeit (countable and uncountable, plural forfeits)
- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- That he our deadly forfeit should release1629, John Milton, On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
- A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
- He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC
- Injury; wrong; mischief.
- a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis
to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit
- a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis
Noun
forfeits (uncountable)
- A game in which forfeits are demanded.
Questions about forfeits
- What does forfeits mean?
- Forfeits means a game in which forfeits are demanded.
- What is forfeits the plural of?
- Forfeits is the plural of forfeit.
- What part of speech is forfeits?
- Forfeits is a noun.
Words near forfeits in the dictionary
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