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varvel

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: V AA0 R V EH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: falconry, government, heraldry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Examples

  • 1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon. To the jesses, it is said, are attached the varvels, sometimes written vervels, or rings.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French vervelle (“falcon's leg fetter”), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum (“joint”).