† ˈmordell Obs.
[app. repr. an OE. type *morᵹendǽl, f. morᵹen morn, morrow + dǽl deal n.1 Cf. the synonymous morrow-part.]
The share of the husband's property to which a widow was entitled, as representing her ‘morning-gift’.
| 1552 Will of Baldwin (Somerset Ho.), [Mentions his wife's] mordell [part of property]. |