monial
English
Etymology 1
Anglo-Norman, from Old French moinel, noun use of moienel (“middle”), from moien.[1]
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman monyale, Middle French monyalle, or their source, Late Latin monialis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊnɪəl/
Noun
monial (plural monials)
- (Christianity, now rare) A nun, especially one dedicated to an enclosed order. [from 14th c.]
- 1982, Gene Wolfe, chapter VII, in The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun; 3), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 49:
- For the first time since I had glimpsed her across the crowded ballroom I understood how I could have mistaken her for a monial of the order whose habit she wore.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mullion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “monial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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