TRAVAIL


Meaning of TRAVAIL in English

[ 'traveɪl ]

literary

■ noun (also ~s ) painful or laborious effort.

↘labour pains.

■ verb undergo such effort or pain.

Origin

ME: via OFr. from med. L. trepalium 'instrument of torture', from L. tres 'three' + palus 'stake'.

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