| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| abbatial |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ab·ba·tial |
| PRONUNCIATION: | -b sh l |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of or having to do with an abbey, abbot, or abbess. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English abbacyal, from Late Latin abb ti lis, from abb s, abb t-, abbot. See abbot.
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