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Espial

Espial \Es*pi"al\, n. [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See Espy.]

  1. The act of espying; notice; discovery.

    Screened from espial by the jutting cape.
    --Byron.

  2. One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obs.] ``Their espials . . . brought word.''
    --Holland.

Wiktionary
espial

n. 1 Act of noticing or observing. 2 The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery. 3 (context obsolete English) A spy; a scout.

WordNet
espial

n. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: detection, catching, spying, spotting]

Usage examples of "espial".

Some regarded it as an act of espial, and much foolish talk arose about the covenanters and persecution and martyrdom.

These espials bear on what's to come -- let them show in any case that I was less naïve than gentle Max supposed.