Foreclose Definition

Origin of Foreclose

• From Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for + clore (“to shut”). Some senses originated from or were influenced by Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to for- +‎ close.

  From Wiktionary

• Middle English forclosen to exclude from an inheritance from Old French forclos shut out past participle of forclore to exclude fors- outside (from Latin forīs dhwer- in Indo-European roots) clore to close (from Latin claudere)

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition