English Explanatory Dictionary

ayel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grandfather.
  2. A legal writ under which a grandchild can legally remove a stranger from land belonging to the grandchild's grandfather, which the stranger had seized upon the grandfather's death.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ(ə)l/

Word forms

ayel ayels aiel ayle

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ayel, aiel, from Old French aiol, aiuel, from Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus. Compare modern French aïeul.

Related words

besaiel tresayle quatrayle
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