Trental

Trental
Trental Tren"tal, n. [LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty; akin to tres three: cf. OF. trentel. See {Three}, and cf. {Trigintal}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day after death or burial. ``Their trentals and their shrifts.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, a dirge; an elegy. [1913 Webster]


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