Etymology

synodal

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Today it means: A monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest. Full definition →

Middle English synodal ← Latin synodālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromsynodālis
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsynodal
  3. English todaysynodal

From Middle English synodal, synodall, from Latin synodālis. By surface analysis, synod + -al.

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