abbatial
/əˈbeɪ.ʃəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "a possible abbatial vacancy"
- "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"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English abbacyal, derived from Middle French abbatial, derived from Late Latin abbātiāl|is, ~e, from abbā|s, ~tis (“abbot”) + -āl|is, ~e (“-ial”). Doublet of abbot.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: abbacyal, abbatial, abbātiālis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbeɪ.ʃəl/
- British English: /əˈbeɪ.ʃəl/