monastical

adjective

mo·​nas·​ti·​cal

-tə̇kəl,

-tēk-

archaic

: monastic

one of the first founders of the monastical orders

—William Aglionby

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin monasticus monastic + Middle English -al

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