Skilled, experienced, or trained; familiar with through practice or habit.
From Old French 'affait' (prepared, trained), derived from 'a-' (to) + 'fait' (done, made), from Latin 'factus' (made). The meaning evolved from 'made ready' to 'experienced through repeated action.'
This rare word shows how Medieval French took the Latin root for 'made' and twisted it into 'trained'—because becoming skilled is like being made or shaped by repetition. You'll rarely hear it today, but falconry texts loved this word!
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