Part 4236

<blockquote>The sorrow of Noah with his <b>fellowship</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>With that a joyous <b>fellowship</b> issued Of minstrels. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>(Eng. & Amer. Universities) A foundation for the maintenance, on certain conditions, of a scholar called a fellow, who usually resides at the university.</def> <-- why "foundation"? stipend is more accurate now. This use is sense 4 of this dictionary, an "endowment" -->

<p><b>6.</b> <def>(Arith.) The rule for dividing profit and loss among partners; -- called also partnership, company, and distributive proportion.</def>

<h1>Good fellowship</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Good fellowship</hw><def>, companionableness; the spirit and disposition befitting comrades.</def>

<blockquote>There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good <b>fellowship</b> in thee. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fellowship</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fel"low*ship</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Fellowshiped</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt>. <er>Fellowshiping</er>.]</wordforms> <def>(Eccl.) To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian fellowship.</def>

<h1>Felly</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fel"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>, adv. In a fell or cruel manner; fiercely; barbarously; savagely.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Felly</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fel"ly</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fellies</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>feli</ets>, <ets>felwe</ets>, <ets>felow</ets>, AS. <ets>felg</ets>, <ets>felge</ets>; akin to D. <ets>velg</ets>, G. <ets>felge</ets>, OHG. <ets>felga</ets> felly (also, a harrow, but prob. a different word), Dan. <ets>felge</ets>.]</ety> <def>The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel, supported by the spokes.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>felloe</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>Break all the spokes and <b>fellies</b> from her wheel. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Felo-de-se</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fe"lo-de-se`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Felos-de-se</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[LL. <ets>felo</ets>, E. <ets>felon</ets> + <ets>de</ets> of, concerning + <ets>se</ets> self.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Felon</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fel"on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE., adj., cruel, <tt>n.</tt>, villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. <ets>f\'82lon</ets> traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. <ets>felo</ets>. See Fell, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person who has committed a felony.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Criminal; convict; malefactor; culprit.</syn>

<h1>Felon</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fel"on</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal.</def>

<blockquote>Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Feloni-ous</h1> <Xpage=551>

<hw>Fe*lo"ni-ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime; <as>as, <ex>felonious</ex> homicide</as>.</def>