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Definition of Arval
1. n. A funeral feast.
Definition of Arval
1. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) A funeral feast or wake, as was traditional in Scotland and the North of England. ¹
2. Adjective. Connected with or relating to funeral celebrations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arval
1. pertaining to plowed land [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arval
Literary usage of Arval
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Progress: With Illustrative Texts from Masterpieces of Egyptian by Delphian Society (1913)
"THE CHANT OP THE arval BROTHERS. THIS simple hymn is almost the only survival of
indigenous Latin verse. The " arval brothers,"—that is, "brethren of the ..."
2. The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism by Julian Hawthorne, John Russell Young, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, John Porter Lamberton (1906)
"The " arval brothers,"—that is, " brethren of the ploughed field,'' were the
tillers of the soil, who, led by the priests, marched in procession around the ..."
3. Romae Antiquae Notitia: Or, The Antiquities of Rome. In Two Parts. To which by Basil Kennett (1812)
"... AND OF THE arval BROTHERS. 1 HE places of worship having been already described,
the chief subjects that still remain, relating to religion, ..."
4. Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources by William Stearns Davis (1913)
"The vetch in the meadows is cut. The lustration of the crops is made. Sacrifices (ought
to be made) to Mercury and to Flora. 4. SONG OF THE arval BRETHREN ..."
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