Middle English Dictionary Entry
ecclēsiasticā̆l adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | ecclēsiasticā̆l adj. |
| Etymology | From ML ecclēsiastic-us an ecclesiastic. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of or pertaining to the church, ecclesiastical, non-secular.
Associated quotations
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.47/22 : He had receyuyd..the deynrye of nygh chirches for maters ecclesiasticall to discusse.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.21 : Eusebius, in his Story Ecclesiasticalle [L Historia Ecclesiastica].
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)7.281 : The dispensacion of offices ecclesiasticall.