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Webster 1828 Edition


Caitif

CAITIF

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Noun.
A mean villain; a despicable knave; it implies a mixture of wickedness and misery.

Definition 2024


caitif

caitif

Old French

Alternative forms

  • chaitif
  • chatif
  • cheitif

Noun

caitif m (oblique plural caitis, nominative singular caitis, nominative plural caitif)

  1. captive, prisoner

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