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infangthef

infangthef is the alternative form of infangthief.

Meaning of infangthief

Noun

infangthief (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto.
    • The wrought-iron gates (infangthief and outfangthief in heavy balls on the gate-posts) were open for their hard-breathing entry.1964, Anthony Burgess, The Eve of St Venus

Questions about infangthef

What is infangthef the alternative form of?
Infangthef is the alternative form of infangthief.

Words near infangthef in the dictionary

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