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fainites

/ ˈfeɪnaɪts; feɪnz /

interjection

  1. dialect.
    a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fainites1

C19: from fains I I decline, from feine feign, from Old French se feindre in the sense: back out, esp of battle

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