prol

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prol, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable, useful”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔl/

prol m (plural proles)

1. profit, utility

   Synonyms: beneficio, lucro, proveito

   • 1289, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 113:

     Esta he a auiinca ontre os vigarios e cabido dos canbeadores e os ouriuez que fazen a seu prazer de sy, huus et outros et per suas voontades et serviço de deus et del rrey et onrra da iglesiade Santiago et a seruico do concello et a prol dos da terra

     This is the settlement in between the vicars and chapter of the exchangers and of the goldsmiths, that they do to their own pleasure, both for their own will, in the service of God and king, in honor of the church of Santiago and in the service of the city council and for the profit of the countrymen

   • 1469, M. C. Barreiro (ed.), A documentación notarial do concello de Noia (ss. XIV-XVI), 52.70:

     logo o dito Gonçal de Cornjço outra vez diso: ¿Ay quen dé máys? Eyla hũa, eyla dúas, eylas tres. Boa prol lle faça

     then Gonzal de Cornizo said again: "Does anyone gives more? one, two, three... Shall it gives you a good profit"

2. advantage

   Synonym: vantaxe

• a prol de
• en prol de
• Prol

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “prol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “prol”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “prol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “prol”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Back-formed from the plural próis, from Old Galician-Portuguese proe, proes, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable, useful”).

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔl, (Brazil) -ɔw
• Hyphenation: prol

prol m (plural próis)

1. profit

   Synonyms: lucro, proveito

2. advantage

   Synonym: vantagem

• em prol de