ABSTRACT
defeat. From defait, p.p. of F. defaire, to undo, from VL. disfacere for deficere. In ME. To undo, destroy, etc., mil. sense being later, e.g., not in Shakespeare.
defeat. From defait, p.p. of F. defaire, to undo, from VL. disfacere for deficere. In ME. To undo, destroy, etc., mil. sense being later, e.g., not in Shakespeare.