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· Old French
apel
2 English words descend from Old French
apel
, most common first.
appeal
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
peal
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.