aiel

noun

ai·​el ˈā(-ə)l 

plural -s

: a writ by which an heir entered into his grandfather's estate and dispossessed the third person who had attempted to gain possession

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, grandfather, from Middle French ael, aiuel, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin aviolus, diminutive of Latin avus grandfather

First Known Use

circa 1598, in the meaning defined above

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