Definitions For Infangthief

Noun

INFANGTHIEF (uncountable) (historical, law) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto.

See also

outfangthief

Alternative forms

infang {{qualifier, shortened}} infangthef, infangenthef infangentheof

Etymology

From Middle English infangthef, from {{inh, en, ang, infangeneþēof, , infangthief}}, from in- + fangen, , siezed, taken + þeof, þēof, thief. See also infang.Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "infangthief, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1900.

Is Infangthief a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
23

The word Infangthief is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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