besaiel

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈseɪ.əl/

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/bɪˈseɪ.əl/ · /bɪˈseɪl/

Definition of besaiel

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)A great-grandfather.

“Herry Percy, knyght, Besaile to the said then Erle […]”

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noun

(obsolete)A great-grandfather.

“Herry Percy, knyght, Besaile to the said then Erle […]”
(obsolete)A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out.

“In a Writ of Besayle he shall not have the View.”

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From Middle French besaieul, besayel, from Old French beseel, from Latin bis (“twice”) + aviolus, diminutive of avus (“grandfather”).

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