Bajulate

/ˈbædʒəleɪt/ verb

Definition

To carry or bear, especially as a porter or burden-bearer; to load with baggage.

Etymology

From Latin bajulāre, meaning to carry or bear a burden, from bajulus (porter or burden-bearer). The word entered English legal and commercial vocabulary during the medieval period.

Kelly Says

Bajulate is a wonderfully obscure English word that literally means 'to be a beast of burden'—the Latin bajulus originally referred to pack animals before being applied to human porters.

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