Middle English Dictionary Entry
prō̆vinciāl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | prō̆vinciāl adj. Also provintial; pl. provincial(les. |
| Etymology | OF provincïal & ML prōvinciālis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Eccl. (a) Pertaining to an archiepiscopal province; (b) of or pertaining to a province or district of an order of friars; ministre (priour) ~, the head of a province or district.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)33 : Canon Lawe groundith constituciouns and ordinancis of general counseilis and of popis and prouyncial and synodal constituciouns as hise propre to him trouthis and conclusiouns.
- (c1456) Pecock Faith (Trin-C B.14.45)299 : So dide another greet general counceil aftir at Constantynopil, and manye othere provincial counceilis..rehercen the ii now seid credis.
b
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)11.56 : Whiles fortune is þi frende, Freres wil þe louye And fecche þe to her fraternite and for þe biseke, To her priour prouyncial a pardoun forto haue.
- (a1402) Trev.DCur.(Hrl 1900)64/26-7 : Freres procureþ a priuylege þat boþe þe mynistres prouyncial & lasse men in þe ordre þan þe mynistres prouyncial mowe fonge men to her ordre.
- ?c1430(c1400) Rule & T.St.Francis(1) (Corp-C 296)43 : Be alle freris holden to haue euermore on of þe freris of þis religion a general mynystre..& whanne he dieþ, þe chesynge of his successour be maad of mynistris prouincial & custodis in þe chapitre of witsontide.
- (1446) Proc.Privy C.6.41 : To Frere Thomas Radnore, ministre provincial of þe Frere Menores in þis oure reaume of England, or to his vicaire having power in his absence.
- a1500(1396) Indent.Francisc.in RS 4.1 (Vit F.12)521 : The sayd freer John and couent..by the assent of the Ministre prouincyall of the set order in Englond, haue lettyn to the sayd Mayer..a porcyon of grounde.
- c1525 Rule & T.St.Francis(2) (Fst D.4)66 : Yf any that will resceive this lyf comme to oure bretherne, let them send them to ther mynysters provinciallis, vnto whom only..licence ys grauntyd to resceyve bretherne.
2.
Belonging to, or characteristic of, the Roman provinces; ?also as noun.
Associated quotations
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)3.225 : Prouyntial [vr. Prouyncial] is diuerse kynde of vynys [L Vineae in prouinciis multis generibus fiunt]; The best is lyke a bosh ythied breef.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)3.309 : A dight vine in prouyntial manere..lyke a busshe vpstont.