Faidit

faidit is a Catalan word meaning 'an exile' or 'exiled'. It is often used to denote a lord dispossessed of his land and title. Commonly used in historical works in reference to lords in the Languedoc who ran afoul of the Catholic Church during the Albigensian Crusade, who were accused of heresy and had their properties confiscated by the church. Some faidit abandoned their property of their own accord ^[1] to avoid the crusaders, and it may have been confiscated in absentia later.

Many of the lords took up arms against the crusaders and effectively became outlaws, ambushing crusaders whenever the opportunity presented itself.

References

1. Massacre at Montsegur, Zoe Oldenburg