"faytour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /fæi̯ˈtuːr/, /ˈfæi̯tur/ Forms: faytours [plural], faitour [alternative, Late-Middle-English], faytoure [alternative, Late-Middle-English], faytowre [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman faitour (“idler, vagrant”), from Latin factor (“maker”). By surface analysis, fayten (“to deceive”) + -our and doublet of factour; first attested in c. 1390. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|faitour|t=idler, vagrant}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman faitour (“idler, vagrant”), {{der|enm|la|factor|t=maker}} Latin factor (“maker”), {{surf|enm|fayten|-our|id1=to deceive|t1=to deceive}} By surface analysis, fayten (“to deceive”) + -our, {{doublet|enm|factour|nocap=1}} doublet of factour, {{etydate|c|1390|nocap=1}} first attested in c. 1390 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} faytour, {{enm-noun}} faytour (plural faytours)
  1. A deceiver or impostor; someone who misrepresents themself (especially illness)
    Sense id: en-faytour-enm-noun-8GJil~Ob Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our, People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 53 19 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 43 38 19 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (rare) An adherent or advocate of a cause. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-faytour-enm-noun-uocMRobE Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -our Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 43 38 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Deception Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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