Middle English Dictionary Entry
sacerdōtā̆l(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | sacerdōtā̆l(e adj. |
| Etymology | OF sacerdotal & L sacerdōtālis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of or pertaining to the priesthood, priestly.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)43/18 : Þat cytee was also Sacerdotall [Man.(2): þe citee of prestez; F la cite sacerdotale], þat is..seyntuarie of the tribe of Iuda.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)58/13 : Sacerdotale lynage, þe trewth I ȝow tell, Flesch and blood to take god wyll be born.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.40 : Encense is oblacionne ȝe wote is sacerdotale [L sacerdotalis]; And this child was a prest yt neure hadde his egale.