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misfeasor

[ mis-fee-zer ]

noun

, Law.
  1. a person who is guilty of misfeasance.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of misfeasor1

From the Anglo-French word mesfesor, dating back to 1625–35. See misfeasance, -or 2

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