tindal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)
    Tindale; William Tindale; William Tindal; Tyndale; William Tyndale.

WordNet

Tin"dal noun
Etymology
From the native name: cf. Malayalam taal.
Definitions
  1. A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain. India Malcom.
  2. An attendant on an army. India Simmonds.

Webster 1913