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Abigail vs Gal - What's the difference?

abigail | gal |

As nouns the difference between abigail and gal

is that abigail is a lady’s waiting maid while gal is a gallon.

As proper nouns the difference between abigail and gal

is that abigail is the wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament while Gal is alternative form of Gal.|lang=en.

As a symbol Gal is

the symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.

As an initialism GAL is

guardian Ad Litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person for the purpose of a legal procedure.

abigail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A lady’s waiting maid.
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, page 415:
  • It was therefore concluded that the Abigails should, by turns, relieve each other on one of his lordship’s horses, which was presently equipped with a side-saddle for that purpose.
  • * 1847 , Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre :
  • In the servants’ hall two coachmen and three gentlemen’s gentlemen stood or sat round the fire; the abigails , I suppose, were upstairs with their mistresses; the new servants, that had been hired from Millcote, were bustling about everywhere.

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    gal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (gallon).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A gallon.
  • Etymology 2

    Representing a nonstandard pronunciation of (girl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial, dated) An adolescent girl or young woman.
  • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * attagal * galpal

    Etymology 3

    Shortened from (galileo)

    Noun

  • A galileo.
  • Anagrams

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    See also

    * guy ----