Definition of BESAIEL

besaiel

Meanings

Plural: besaiels

Noun

  • A great-grandfather.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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

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