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hou•sel  (hou′zəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -seled, -sel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. [Archaic.]
n. 
  1. Religionthe Eucharist.
  2. Religionthe act of administering or receiving the Eucharist.

v.t. 
  1. Religionto administer the Eucharist to.
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English hūsl the Eucharist, probably origin, originally offering; cognate with Old Norse hūsl, Gothic hunsl sacrifice, offering; (verb, verbal) Middle English houselen, Old English hūslian, derivative of the noun, nominal

'housel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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