Defaute — default … Medieval glossary
de defaute de droit — For failure of right … Ballentine's law dictionary
défaut — (dé fô ; le t se lie : un dé fau t incorrigible ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des dé fô z incorrigibles) s. m. 1° Action de défaillir, privation de quelque chose. Le défaut de subsistances a forcé la garnison à se rendre. Défaut d esprit, d… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
défaut — [ defo ] n. m. • XIIIe; anc. p. p. de défaillir I ♦ 1 ♦ Absence de ce qui serait nécessaire ou désirable. ⇒ carence, faute, 2. manque, pénurie. Défaut d harmonie, de proportion (⇒ déséquilibre, discordance, disproportion) . Défaut d attention (⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Default — De*fault , n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d[ e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de + fallere to deceive. See {Fault}.] 1. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In default of — Default De*fault , n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d[ e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de + fallere to deceive. See {Fault}.] 1. A failing or failure; omission of that which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To suffer a default — Default De*fault , n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d[ e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de + fallere to deceive. See {Fault}.] 1. A failing or failure; omission of that which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
default — I. noun Etymology: Middle English defaute, defaulte, from Anglo French, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de + faillir to fail Date: 13th century 1. failure to do something required by duty or law ; neglect 2. archaic fault 3. a failure to … New Collegiate Dictionary
Феодализм — Содержание [О Ф. во Франции см. соотв. ст.]. I. Сущность Ф. и его происхождение. II. Ф. в Италии. III. Ф. в Германии. IV. Ф. в Англии. V. Ф. на Пиренейском полуострове. VI. Ф. в Чехии и Моравии. VII. Ф. в Польше. VIII. Ф. в России. IX. Ф. в… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
default — /di fawlt /, n. 1. failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default. 2. failure to meet financial obligations. 3. Law. failure to perform an act or obligation legally required, esp. to appear in court or to plead… … Universalium