Defrayal

Defrayal is a noun that refers to the providing of payment for. The Latin word fredum (FRAY doom) refers to ‘a fine that was often paid for a breach of the peace.’ This later evolved into a reference to ‘a cost.’ More recently, our word of the day has come to mean ‘the payment of a cost.’ When Andy promised to take care of the defrayal of my court case, he had no idea what he was getting into. My friend had no idea how expensive court costs usually add up to.