noun
Etymology: Middle English sacringe belle, from sacringe sacring + belle bell
1. : a small hand bell made sometimes of silver and rung at the elevation in mass
2. : the tolling of the church bell announcing the elevation
noun
Etymology: Middle English sacringe belle, from sacringe sacring + belle bell
1. : a small hand bell made sometimes of silver and rung at the elevation in mass
2. : the tolling of the church bell announcing the elevation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012