travail

Old French

noun
Definitions
  • suffering, torment

Etymology

Derived from Latin *tripaliō, trepālium, tripālis (that which has three stakes, having three stakes, held up by three stakes, held up by three stakes pales).

Origin

Latin

tripālis

Gloss

that which has three stakes, having three stakes, held up by three stakes, held up by three stakes pales

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