Felonsetter

/ˈfɛlənˌsɛtər/ noun

Definition

A historical term for someone who harbors, shelters, or aids and abets criminals or felons in hiding.

Etymology

Compound of 'felon' (Old French 'felon') and 'setter' (one who places or sets). Created in medieval English as a specific legal term for aiding criminals.

Kelly Says

Medieval England had serious penalties for 'felonsetters'—harboring a murderer could result in your own execution, which meant entire families had to choose between loyalty and survival.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በረራ ከብት
bɛ-rɛ-ra kɛ-bt
ARالعربية
كلب صيد
kalb ṣa-yd
BNবাংলা
শিকারী কুকুর
ʃi-ka-ri ku-ku-r
CACatalà
gos de caça
ɡos de ka-za
CSČeština
lovecký pes
lo-vɛt-ski pes
DADansk
jagthund
jaɡ-hun
DEDeutsch
Jagdhund
jaɡ-hʊnt
ELΕλληνικά
κυνηγός σκύλος
ki-ni-ɣós ský-los
ESEspañol
perro de caza
pɛ-ro de ka-za
FAفارسی
سگ شکار
sɛɡ ʃɛ-ka-r
FISuomi
metsästyskoira
mɛt-sæ-stys-ko-ira
FRFrançais
chien de chasse
ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas
GUGU
શિકારી કુતરો
ʃi-ka-ri ku-tɾo
HAHA
kare
ka-re
HEעברית
כלב ציד
ke-leb tsiyd
HIहिन्दी
शिकार कुत्ता
ʃi-ka-r ku-ttā
HUMagyar
vadászkutya
vɑ-dɑʃ-ku-tja
IDBahasa Indonesia
anjing pemburu
an-dʒing pɛm-bu-ru
IGIG
nwa nkịta
n-wa n-ki-ta
ITItaliano
cane da caccia
ka-ne da kat-tʃa
JA日本語
猟犬
ryō-ken
KKKK
аңшы ит
a-ŋ-ʃy it
KMKM
កំពង់ចិត្ត
kɔm-pɔŋ tʃɨt
KO한국어
사냥개
sa-nyang-gae
MRMR
शिकारी कुत्रा
ʃi-ka-ri ku-trā
MSBahasa Melayu
anjing pemburu
an-dʒing pɛm-bu-ru
MYမြန်မာ
တောက်စားကောင်
tɔ-kɑn
NLNederlands
jachthond
jax-hont
NONorsk
jaktende hund
jak-tɛn-de hund
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ ਕੁੱਤਾ
ʃi-ka-ri ku-ttā
PLPolski
pies myśliwski
pjɛs my-ʂ-lif-ski
PTPortuguês
cão de caça
kɐ̃w dɨ ka-sa
RORomână
câine de vânătoare
kɛ-inɛ de vɑ-nɑ-to-are
RUРусский
охотничья собака
ɐ-xot-nʲi-tʃʲa sɐ-ba-ka
SVSvenska
jaktande hund
jak-tan-de hund
SWKiswahili
mbwa wa kuwinda
m-bwa wa ku-win-da
TAதமிழ்
வேட்டை நாய்
vɛ-ttai nāy
TEతెలుగు
వేట కుక్క
vɛ-ta ku-ka
THไทย
สุนัขล่า
su-nak la
TLTL
asong mangangaso
a-song mang-ang-a-so
TRTürkçe
av köpeği
av kɔ-pe-ji
UKУкраїнська
мисливський пес
my-sli-vsky pes
URاردو
شکار کتا
ʃi-ka-r ku-ta
VITiếng Việt
chó săn
tʃo sɐn
YOYO
àjà
a-ja
ZH中文
猎犬
liè quǎn
ZUZU
inkwane
i-n-kwa-ne

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