HOUSEL

Etymology 1

Noun

housel

(archaic) the Eucharist

Etymology 2

Verb

housel (third-person singular simple present housels, present participle houselling or houseling, simple past and past participle houselled or houseled)

(transitive, archaic) To administer the Eucharist to.

(transitive, rare) To prepare for a journey.

Anagrams

• Houles

Proper noun

Housel (plural Housels)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Housel is the 17864^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1566 individuals. Housel is most common among White (94.89%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Houles

Source: Wiktionary

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Hou"sel, n. Etym: [OE. housel, husel, AS. h; akin to Icel. h, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.]

Definition: The eucharist. [Archaic] Rom. of R. Tennyson.

Hou"sel, v. t. Etym: [AS. h.]

Definition: To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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