Plural of faitour; multiple vagrants, beggars, or disreputable wanderers.
Standard plural of 'faitour' (Old French 'faitour'), with '-s' suffix. Medieval English texts use this form to describe groups of wanderers.
Medieval texts speak of 'bands of faitours' as threats to settled communities—the plural form made vagrant culture seem organized and dangerous, feeding anxiety about social order.
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