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abidal

abidal noun: the act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.

Noun

abidal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
    • So that within a little time after, this Earl of Sussex, L. Lieutenant, departed into England not fully contented with the country, nor they well pleased with his abidal, so that more friends he had by his departure then, he had in Ireland whiles he was with them.1871, John Sherren Brewer, editor, Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts, page 202

Questions about abidal

What does abidal mean?
Abidal means the act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
What part of speech is abidal?
Abidal is a noun.

Words near abidal in the dictionary

  1. abibliophobia
  2. abichite
  3. abichites
  4. abid
  5. abidable
  6. abidal
  7. abidance
  8. abidances
  9. abidden
  10. abide
  11. abide by

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