(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:34:50

Ab"dal (#), n. [Ar. badil, pl. abdal, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change, substitute.]

A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.

 

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