What does "felon" mean?
Felon: A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.
- 3.Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal. Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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