agential

[ ey-jen-shuhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to an agent or agency.
2. Grammar. agentive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agential¹

First recorded in 1870–75; agent + -ial

Example Sentences

Are there any other results in neuroscience that tell us something intriguing about our agential control?

From Scientific American

Chimps don’t have the same agential capacities as humans, but they arguably meet the requirements of agency.

From Scientific American

This is an example of the French use of -on as an agential suffix.

From Project Gutenberg

It passed not only into French, but also into the Germanic languages, replacing the Teutonic agential suffix which consisted of a single vowel.

From Project Gutenberg