1. n. & adj.
--n. a person who has committed a felony.
--adj. archaic cruel, wicked.
Derivatives:
felonry n.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L felo -onis, of unkn. orig. 2. n. an inflammatory sore on the finger near the nail.
Etymology: ME, perh. as FELON(1): cf. med.L felo, fello in the same sense