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monachal definition

mona·chal (mänə kəl)

adjective

Etymology: ML(Ec) monachalis < LL(Ec) monachus: see monk

Related Forms:

  • monachism mon′a·chism′ (-kiz′əm) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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