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spi·al

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Wiktionary

  1. spialnoun

    Espionage.

  2. spialnoun

    A spy.

  3. Etymology: Aphetic form of espial.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Spialnoun

    A spy; a scout; a watcher. Obsolete.

    Etymology: espial, Fr.

    His ears be as spials, alarum to crie. Thomas Tusser, Husbandry.

    He privy spials plac’d in all his way,
    To weet what course he takes, and how he fares. Fa. Qu.

    For he by faithful spial was assured
    That Egypt’s king was forward on his way. Edward Fairfax.

    Their trust towards them hath rather been as to good spials and good whisperers, than good magistrates and officers. Francis Bacon.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spialnoun

    a spy; a scout

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Spial

    spī′al, n. (obs.) espial: a spy, a scout.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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