noun an act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
2. felony ·noun a heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment. to compound a felony ·- ·see under compound, ·vt.
3. felony ·noun an offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt.