A group of different-sized bells, usually from two to six, located in a belfry of the Christian church and rung according to the liturgical calendar and on other special occasions Each bell of the peal swings at its own rate, thus producing an ensemble of disorganized sound This ringing is referred to as pealing In the British Isles, peal refers to 5,040 "changes" rung in continuous succession (See Change ringing) on a "ring" of bells Seven bells or more permit this number of changes; if the ring contains fewer than seven, a peal will consist of the maximum number of changes possible on that number
When bells peal, they ring one after another, making a musical sound. Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight. Peal is also a noun. the great peal of the Abbey bells