Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AUTERFOITS, n.

a word composed of the French autre, another, and foits, fois, time, introduced into law language, under the Norman princes of England. It signifies, at another time, formerly; as, auterfoits acquit, auterfoits attaint, auterfoits convict, formerly acquitted, attainted, or convicted which being specially pleaded, is a bar to a second prosecution for the same offense. – Blackstone.