abbatial
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of abbatial
From the Late Latin word abbātiālis, dating back to 1635–45. See abbacy, -al 1
Example Sentences
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About the same time, there died at Mellifont, a holy monk named Malchus, who is said to have been St. Christian’s brother and successor in the abbatial office, as has been related above.
From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous
The second James de Silly—born at Caen—was ordained Bishop of Sees on February 26th, 1511; he was also Abbot of St. Vigor and St. Pierre- sur-Dives, where he restored and beautified the abbatial church.
From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) by George Saintsbury
It was an ancient abbatial church in the Romanesque style, and has an attractive cloister built after the same manner.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The Church thus became territorial instead of tribal; episcopal instead of abbatial, and the new abbeys began to acquire large territory in the country.
From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Dugald Butler
Close at hand, leaning against the northern wall of the aisle, is a detached fragment of stonework, once the arm of Northwold's abbatial chair which he brought with him from Bury St. Edmund's.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
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