monitorial

M3O1N1I1T1O1R1I1A1L1

adjective

Of or relating to monitors.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivemonitorial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to monitors.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to a system of education in which advanced pupils teach the pupils below them.

    Synonyms: Lancasterian

  3. not comparableOf or relating to an admonition; monitory.
  4. not comparableFreemasonryNot secret and therefore printed in the Monitor.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to a system of education in which advanced pupils teach the pupils below them.

Origin

  1. Englishmonitor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishmonitorial

From monitor + -ial.

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APA

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MLA

“monitorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitorial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monitorial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitorial.

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