Spial

Origin

Aphetic form of espial.

Alternative forms

• spyale spiall

Full definition of spial

Noun

1. (obsolete) Espionage.
2. (obsolete) A spy.
• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:And priuie spials plast in all his way,
  To weete what course he takes, and how he fares ....

Anagrams

• pails