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far⋅del

  [fahr-dl]
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–noun Archaic.
a bundle; burden.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < AF, OF < OPr, equiv. to fard(a) bundle (≪ Ar fardah load) + -el < L -ellus; see -elle
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far·del   (fär'dl)   
n.  

  1. A pack; a bundle.

  2. A burden.


[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of farde, package, from Arabic farda, single piece, pack, bundle, from farada, to be separate; see prd in Semitic roots.]
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Word Origin & History

fardel 
"bundle, burden," c.1300, from O.Fr. fardel, dim. of farde, perhaps from Arabic fardah.
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Medical Dictionary

fardel far·del (fär-děl')
n.
A measurement used in genetic counseling to determine the penalty incurred as a result of the occurrence of a genetic disease in an individual.

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