ESPIAL Meaning of ESPIAL in English [ ɪ'spʌɪ(ə)l , ɛ- ]■ noun archaic the action of watching or catching sight of someone or something.OriginME: from OFr. espiaille , from espier 'espy'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004