cautel noun. ['kɔ:t(ǝ)l] LME.
[Old & mod. French cautèle or Latin cautela, from caut- pa. ppl stem of cavere take heed.]
1. Cunning, trickery; a trick, a stratagem. LME-E17.

2. Caution, wariness. LME-M17.

3. A precautionary instruction or provision; spec. (Christian Church) a rubrical direction for the proper administration of the sacraments. LME.

■ cautelous adjective (arch.) crafty, deceitful, wily; cautious, wary, circumspect: LME.

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