abbatial

English

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

abbatial (comparative more abbatial, superlative most abbatial)

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

belonging to an abbey

^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abbatial”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.
^ 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.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abbātiālis (“abbatial”).

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

abbatial m (plural abbatiaux)