Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fautor \Fau"tor\, n. [L., contr. fr. favitor, fr. favere to be
   favorable: cf. F. fauteur. See {Favor}.]
   A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support; an
   abettor. [Obs.]

         The king and the fautors of his proceedings. --Latimer.