VAIL


Meaning of VAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvāl ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English valen, partly from Anglo-French valer (short for avaler to lower) & partly short for Middle English avalen to let fall, from Anglo-French avaler, from aval downward, from a to (from Latin ad ) + val valley — more at at , vale

Date: 14th century

: to lower often as a sign of respect or submission

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