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besayle

besayle is the alternative form of besaiel.

Meaning of besaiel

Noun

besaiel (plural besaiels)

  1. (obsolete) A great-grandfather.
    • Herry Percy, knyght, Besaile to the said then Erle […]1840, Collectanea topographica et genealogica
  2. (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.1598, John Kitchin, Le court leete et court baron

Forms of besayle

pluralbesayles

Questions about besayle

What is besayle the alternative form of?
Besayle is the alternative form of besaiel.

Words near besayle in the dictionary

  1. besat
  2. besatcheled
  3. besaw
  4. Besaws
  5. besay
  6. besayle
  7. besayles
  8. besays
  9. Bescar
  10. bescare
  11. bescares

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