monial

English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French moinel, noun use of moienel (“middle”), from moien.

Noun

monial (plural monials)

1. (obsolete, architecture) A mullion. [14th–19th c.]

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman monyale, Middle French monyalle, or their source, Late Latin monialis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊnɪəl/

Noun

monial (plural monials)

1. (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.

Anagrams

• Maolin, Molina, aminol, lamino-, nomial, -nomial, oilman

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

monial m (plural moniaux)

1. (obsolete) monial

Further reading

• “monial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.