infangthef

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infangthef - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Infangthef \In*fang"thef\, n. [AS. in-fangen-[thorn]e['o]f; in
     in, into + fangen taken (p. p. of f[=o]n to take) +
     [thorn]e['o]f thief.] (O. Eng. Law)
     The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to judge
     thieves taken within the seigniory of such lords. --Cowell.
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