noun Archaic.
- a bundle; burden.
noun
- archaic a bundle or burden
“bundle, burden,” c.1300, from Old French fardel (13c., Modern French fardeau) “parcel, package, small pack,” diminutive of farde, perhaps from Arabic fardah “package.”
n.
- A measurement used in genetic counseling to determine the penalty incurred as a result of the occurrence of a genetic disease in an individual.