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ABBATIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
abbey (a monastery ruled by an abbot)
Derivation:
abbess (the superior of a group of nuns)
abbey (a monastery ruled by an abbot)
abbey (a convent ruled by an abbess)
abbey (a church associated with a monastery or convent)
abbot (the superior of an abbey of monks)