abbatial

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English abbacyal, from Middle French abbatial, from Late Latin abbatialis, from abbatia (“abbey”) + -ialis (“-ial”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbeɪ.ʃl̩/, /ˈæˌbeɪ.ʃl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (CA)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəl

Adjective

abbatial (comparative more abbatial, superlative most abbatial)

  1. Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [Late 17th century.][1][2]

Translations

References
  1. Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abbatial”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.
  2. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbatial”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

French

Etymology

From Late Latin abbātiālis (“abbatial”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ba.sjal/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

abbatial (feminine abbatiale, masculine plural abbatiaux, feminine plural abbatiales)

  1. abbatial

Derived terms

Noun

abbatial m (plural abbatiaux)

  1. the quarters of the abbot and monks within an abbey

Further reading
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