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- Latin · derived fromsynodālis
- Middle English · inherited fromsynodal
- English todaysynodal
From Middle English synodal, synodall, from Latin synodālis. By surface analysis, synod + -al.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 →