Definition of "athel" in English

adjective

1. (obsolete) noble, highborn

2. (obsolete) excellent, splendid, fine

3. (obsolete) genuine, sincere, devout

noun

1. (obsolete) A chief or lord.

noun

1. A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East, Tamarix aphylla, planted widely elsewhere as a shade tree and a windbreak due to its tolerance of heat and of alkaline soils, but tending to become invasive outside of its native range.