This is the 1219th most frequent Polish word.
miał
The Polish word "miał" means "he had" (past tense of "mieć" - to have).
Here, 'miał' is used in the past tense to express possession.
Miał piękny dom na przedmieściach.
He had a beautiful house in the suburbs.
In this case, 'miał' indicates an intention or obligation that was not necessarily fulfilled, in the past.
Miał przygotować raport na dzisiaj.
He was supposed to prepare the report for today.
Here, 'miał' is part of a conditional phrase, referring to a hypothetical situation.