Middle English Dictionary Entry

veil n.(2)
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Entry Info

Forms veil n.(2) Also veille.
Etymology OF: cp. OF veille vigil; OF veillëor, AF veillour watcher; & F (16th cent.) veille watchman.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
One who keeps watch or is vigilant, a watcher.
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