English Explanatory Dictionary

tresayle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grandfather's grandfather; a great-great-grandfather.

Word forms

tresayle tresayles

Etymology

From Middle French trisayeul, from Latin tris, tres (“three”) + French aïeul (“grandfather”). Compare besaiel, and see ayle.

Related words

ayle besaiel quatrayle

Derived words

writ of tresayle
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