I. trə-ˈvāl, ˈtra-ˌvāl noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from travailler to torment, labor, journey, from Vulgar Latin * trepaliare to torture, from Late Latin trepalium instrument of torture, from Latin tripalis having three stakes, from tri- + palus stake — more at pole
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
b. : a physical or mental exertion or piece of work : task , effort
c. : agony , torment
2. : labor , parturition
Synonyms: see work
II. same as 1 ; in prayer-book communion service usually ˈtra-ˌvāl intransitive verb
Date: 13th century
1. : to labor hard : toil
2. : labor 3