surprisal

How to use surprisal in a sentence

• He that receives that traitor within his gates shall too late complain of surprisal.

  Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England | Richard Valpy French

• The tradition probably refers to an unsuccessful attempt at surprisal by their enemies.

  Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 3) | James Athearn Jones

• He is so honourably merciful to women in surprisal, that only that makes him an excellent courtier.

  Character Writings of the 17th Century | Various

• Such, however, was the case, and it was attended with all the consequences of the most complete surprisal.

  Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3) | Walter Scott

• To attempt the surprisal of this isolated post, thus strongly fortified, was a perilous enterprise.

  The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving | Washington Irving