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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
felon1 /ˈfɛlən/

▶noun a person who has committed a felony. ▶adjective archaic cruel; wicked.

– origin ME: from OFr., lit. ‘wicked, a wicked person’, from med. L. fello, fellon-, of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
felon2 /ˈfɛlən/

▶noun archaic term for whitlow.

– origin ME: perh. a specific use of felon1; med. L. fello, fellon- had the same sense.

'felon' also found in these Oxford entries:

fell - felo de se

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