Forfeit

[irmamar]

What does forfait mean in this sentence?

When Philip II abandoned John's cause, declared his French lands forfeit.

Thanks.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

What does forfait mean in this sentence?

When Philip II abandoned John's cause, declared his French lands forfeit.

Thanks.

A forfeit is something you lose as a penalty for a crime. So somebody's lands were confiscated as a punishment for being disloyal. (Your sentence does not quite make sense).

It can also be used in a more trivial sense: A prisoner forfeits the right to vote in an election (i.e. as a further punishment, a right to vote is removed from him)

And also in cards games. In some games, if you lose, you forfeit something - usually an item of clothing

[Awaken]

Originally Posted by irmamar

What does forfait mean in this sentence?

When Philip II abandoned John's cause, declared his French lands forfeit.

Thanks.

Well, what you wrote above is not actually a complete sentence. It is grammatically incorrect, so hopefully the book includes a noun for the sentence.

Anyway, forfeit in this case means lost as a penalty of some action.

The other common use is in sports as a verb.
"The team had to forfeit the game because they only had 3 players."
In this sense, they had to give up the victory and lost the game as a penalty for not meeting the rules of the game.

Hope that helps.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

What does forfait mean in this sentence?

When Philip II abandoned John's cause, declared his French lands forfeit.

Thanks.

forfeit as a verb = ceder/abandonar los derechos a/de algo.

forfeit as a noun = pena/penalidad

[irmamar]

I'll write the complet sentence:

Problems arose when Philip A. abandoned John's cause and, as his feudal overlord, declared his French lands forfeit.

Abandoned, maybe?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

I'll write the complet sentence:

Problems arose when Philip A. abandoned John's cause and, as his feudal overlord, declared his French lands forfeit.

Abandoned, maybe?

No - confiscated.

[irmamar]

Confiscated! Thank you!