hale: Meaning and Definition of

hale

1. free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.

hale

1. to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
2. to haul; pull.

ha•le

1. (in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.

Hale

1. 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author.
2. 1868–1938, U.S. astronomer.
3. 1609–76, British jurist: Lord Chief Justice 1671–76.
4. 1755–76, American soldier hanged as a spy by the British during the American Revolution.
5. 1788–1879, U.S. editor and author.