Word of the Day 4.27.09
fardel
far·del (fär
dl)
n.
1. A pack; a bundle.
2. A burden.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of farde, package, from Arabic farda, single piece, pack, bundle, from farada, to be separate; see prd in Semitic roots.]
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| Noun | 1. | fardel – a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load – an onerous or difficult concern; “the burden of responsibility”; “that’s a load off my mind”
archaicism, archaism – the use of an archaic expression
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