Both Uses of
forfeit
in
Pride and Prejudice
- A man of honour could not have doubted the intention, but Mr. Darcy chose to doubt it—or to treat it as a merely conditional recommendation, and to assert that I had forfeited all claim to it by extravagance, imprudence—in short anything or nothing.
Chpt 16forfeited = given up (lost)
- My father's opinion of me does me the greatest honour, and I should be miserable to forfeit it.
Chpt 26 *forfeit = lose
Definition:
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(forfeit) to lose or surrender something -- often as a penalty