trental noun.
['trɛnt(ǝ)l] ME.[Old French trentel or medieval Latin trentalis, ult. from Latin triginta thirty: see -AL1.]1. (Any of) a set of thirty masses offered for the repose of the soul of a dead person. Cf.
TRICENARY noun,
TRIGINTAL.
obsolete exc.
Hist. ME.b. gen. A set of thirty things.
rare. Long
obsolete exc.
dial. E16.2. (A commemoration held on) the thirtieth day after a burial.
arch. rare.
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