controul

English

Noun

controul (plural controuls)

  1. Obsolete form of control.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, [], →OCLC:
      [] whole herds or flocks of other women securely, and scarce regarded, traverse the park, the play, the opera, and the assembly; and though, for the most part at least, they are at last devoured, yet for a long time do they wanton in liberty, without disturbance or controul.

Verb

controul (third-person singular simple present controuls, present participle controulling or controuling, simple past and past participle controulled or controuled)

  1. Obsolete form of control.

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