monachal
English
Etymology
From Latin monachus (“a monk”). Compare French monacal. See monk.
Adjective
monachal (comparative more monachal, superlative most monachal)
- Of or pertaining to monks or their lifestyle; monastic.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for monachal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)