trental
trental · trentals
A set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one dayA set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.
/ˈtɹɛntəl/
Meaning
5 sensesA set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.
The payment for this service.
(figuratively, obsolete, rare)Synonym of triacontad, any set of thirty things.
(figuratively, obsolete)Synonym of elegy, any funeral or funereal song or poem.
(archaic)Synonym of month's mind, the commemorative service held on the 30th day after burial.
More definitions
- a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet
Origin
From Medieval Latin trentāle directly or via Old French trentel, from the neuter substantiFrom Medieval Latin trentāle directly or via Old French trentel, from the neuter substantive of *Vulgar Latin trenta + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from Latin trīgintā (“thirty”).
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Forms
plural: trentalsSynonyms
8 synonymstriacontadelegymonth's mindany set of thirty thingsany funeral or funereal song or poem
Close in meaning
- a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet:pentoxifylline