Housel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaʊzəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Housel is a noun meaning (transitive, archaic) To administer the Eucharist to.
Meaning
(transitive, archaic) To administer the Eucharist to.
More Meanings
- (transitive, rare) To prepare for a journey.
- (archaic) The Eucharist.
Example Sentences
So housel all our hackneys that they may feel Compunction in their feet, and tire at Highgate.
She said that he had a fair sweet death through God His goodness with mass-priest to be shriven, holy housel and sick men’s oil to his limbs.
The Holy Houſel ought to be kept vvith great Diligence and not be permitted to be ſtale, but another be alvvays hallovved anevv for Sick Men in about a Seven-night, or Fortnight, ſo as that it may not be muſty at leaſt.
Word Forms
- housels
- houseling
- houselling
- houseled
- houselled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hostie, houser, hospitium, householdry, lithouse, housefolk.
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