From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia ("beast") (whence English beast).
From , from Middle English bestaile, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis.
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