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abbatial

adjective ab·ba·tial \ə-ˈbā-shəl, a-\

Definition of ABBATIAL

:  of or relating to an abbot, abbess, or abbey
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First Known Use of ABBATIAL

circa 1642

Rhymes with ABBATIAL

bifacial, biracial, palatial, primatial, subglacial, transracial

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