felon
noun
[ ˈfɛlən ]
• a person who has committed a felony.
felon
adjective
• cruel; wicked.
• "the felon undermining hand of dark corruption"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘wicked, a wicked person’ (oblique case of fel ‘evil’), from medieval Latin fello, fellon-, of unknown origin. Compare with felon2.
felon
noun
• archaic term for whitlow.
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps a specific use of felon1; medieval Latin fello, fellon- had the same sense.
