espial

English

Etymology

From Middle English espiaille, from Old French, from espier (“to watch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈspaɪ.əl/, /ɛˈspaɪ.əl/

Rhymes: -aɪəl

Noun

espial (countable and uncountable, plural espials)

Act of noticing or observing.
- Byron
  screened from espial by the jutting cape
The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery.
(obsolete) A spy; a scout.
- Holland
  Their espials […] brought word.

Translations

Act of noticing or observing

Bulgarian: съзиране n (sǎzirane), забелязване n (zabeljazvane)

Russian: наблюде́ние (ru) (nabljudénije)

See also

espy
spy

Anagrams

epsila, lipase, plaise

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