Dictionary entry

Fardel

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Far″del (?), n. [OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel, fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the two parts of a camel's load. Cf. Furl.] A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. Shak.

A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense. Marryat.