espial

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)

1. Act of noticing or observing.
   • Byron

     screened from espial by the jutting cape

2. The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery.
3. (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