English
abbatial
Abbatial comes from Middle English abbacyal.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abbacyal
- Englishearliest quotation 1869abbatial
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abbacyal
- Englishearliest quotation 1869abbatial
Earliest quotation: 1869, John Stuart: “Thus the abbatial succession came to be confined to…”
Every English word from Middle English abbacyal
Today it means
adj Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English abbacyal / abbatial