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Hail!

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A salutation, importing a wish for the welfare of the person addressed. It is now seldom used among us; but was customary among our Saxon ancestors, and imported "joy to you," or "health to you," including in the term health all kind of prosperity.

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Hail!'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​h/hail.html. 1859.