monial

[ moh-nee-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Archaic.

Origin of monial¹

1300–50; earlier muniall, Middle English moniel < Middle French moinel < ?

Paray-le-Monial has become one of the pilgrimages of modern France.

The use of the shaft instead of the moulded monial does not seem to be so admirable in ecclesiastical as in domestic work.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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