abbatial

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English abbacyal, derived from Middle French abbatial,[1] derived from Late Latin abbātiāl|is, ~e, from abbā|s, ~tis (“abbot”) + -āl|is, ~e (“-ial”).[2] Doublet of abbot.[2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

abbatial (comparative more abbatial, superlative most abbatial)

  2. Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [late 17th century][3][4]
    a possible abbatial vacancy
    • 1869, John Stuart, The book of deer:
      Thus the abbatial succession came to be confined to members of the clan of the founder; and although originally the abbots were elected from the "founder's kin," and were distinct from those of the clan who possessed the abbatial lands, yet in process of time ecclesiastical line was merged in the secular, and both were united in one lay official, like the successors of St. Patrick at Armagh, who were the objects of St. Bernard's denunciations

Translations

References

  1. ^ “abbatial, adj.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 “abbatial”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  3. ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abbatial”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.
  4. ^ 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.

Further reading

  • “abbatial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abbātiāl|is, ~e (“abbatial”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  2. abbatial (belonging to an abbey)

Derived terms

Noun

abbatial m (plural abbatiaux)

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

Further reading

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