Relating to an abbot, abbess, or abbey; similar in meaning to 'abbatial' but with the additional '-al' suffix creating an alternative form.
From 'abbat-' (the stem of abbot-related words) plus the double adjectival suffix '-ic' and '-al.' This form is archaic or dialectical, representing how word-formation rules in English could create multiple valid variants for the same concept.
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