English
faitour
Faitour comes from Anglo-Norman faitour.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400faitour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faytour‘a deceiver or impostor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1485faitour
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400faitour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faytour‘a deceiver or impostor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1485faitour
Earliest quotation: 1485, Sir Thomas Malory: “Allas sayd kynge Lot I am ashamed / for…”
Every English word from Anglo-Norman faitour
Today it means
noun A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman faitour / faitour