besaiel
besaiel · besaiels
A great-grandfatherA great-grandfather.
/bɪˈseɪ.əl/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)A great-grandfather.
(obsolete)A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out.
Origin
From Middle French besaieul, besayel, from Old French beseel, from Latin bis (“twice”) + aFrom Middle French besaieul, besayel, from Old French beseel, from Latin bis (“twice”) + aviolus, diminutive of avus (“grandfather”).
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