OUTFANGTHIEF


Meaning of OUTFANGTHIEF in English

ˈau̇tfəŋˌthēf noun

Etymology: Middle English outfangenthef, outfangthef, from Old English ūtfangenethēof, from ūt out + fangen (past participle of fōn to seize, capture) + thēof thief — more at out , pact , thief

: the right of a lord under medieval English law to try in his manorial court a thief or other felon dwelling in his manor but caught outside it — distinguished from infangthief

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