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Definition of felon
1 : one who has committed a felony
2 archaic : villain
3 : a painful abscess of the deep tissues of the palmar surface of the fingertip that is typically caused by bacterial infection (as with a staphylococcus) and is marked by swelling and pain — compare whitlow
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Origin and Etymology of felon
Middle English, from Anglo-French felun, fel evildoer, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fillen to beat, whip, fel skin — more at fell
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First Known Use of felon
13th century
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playDefinition of felon for English Language Learners
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: a criminal who has committed a serious crime (called a felony)
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Medical Definition of felon
: a painful abscess of the deep tissues of the palmar surface of the fingertip that is typically caused by infection of a bacterium (such as Staphylococcus aureus) and is marked by swelling and pain—compare paronychia, whitlow 1
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Origin and Etymology of felon
Anglo-French felon, fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin
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