cautel

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cautel

/ˈkɔːtəl/

Rhymes with -ɔːtəl

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From Latin cautēla, from cautus, past participle of caveō.

noun cautels

countable, obsolete, uncountable deceit Perhaps he loves you now, And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will
countable, obsolete, uncountable caution; prudence; wariness Here come institution, by your blasphemous sacrifice, in all cautels and provisions of the Mass
countable, uncountable A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.

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@misc{cautel_2026,
  title = {cautel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cautel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}