The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arval \Ar"val\, n. [W. arwyl funeral; ar over + wylo to weep, or
cf. arf["o]l; Icel. arfr inheritance + Sw. ["o]l ale. Cf.
Bridal.]
A funeral feast. [North of Eng.]
--Grose.
Wiktionary
a. Connected with or relating to funeral celebrations. n. (context UK dialectal English) A funeral feast or wake, as was traditional in Scotland and the North of England.
Wikipedia
Arval may refer to:
- The Arval Brethren, a body of priests in ancient Rome
- Arvals, a funeral dinner; also a cake served at such feasts
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, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
Usage examples of "arval".
During one of the most glorious years of my life, in the period which is marked for me by the erection of the Pantheon, I had you elected, out of friendship for your family, to the sacred college of the Arval Brethren, over which the emperor presides, and which devoutly perpetuates our ancient Roman religious customs.
At that period I still went about and was able to continue performing in person my duties as high pontiff and as Arval Brother, and to celebrate myself the ancient rites of this Roman religion which, in the end, I prefer to most of the foreign cults.
During one of the most glorious years of my life, in the period which is marked for me by the erection of the Pantheon, I had you elected, out of friendship for your family, to the sacred college of the Arval Brethren, over which the emperor presides, and which devoutly perpetuates our ancient Roman religious customs.