English

Alternative forms

• abbatical

Adjective

abbatial ‎(comparative more abbatial, superlative most abbatial)

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

Translations

References

1. ↑ Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 1
2. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

French

Etymology

From Late Latin abbātiālis ‎(“abbatial”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ba.sjal/

Adjective

abbatial m ‎(feminine singular 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.