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of or relating to an , , or .
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The result is an abbatial church unlike all other abbatial churches.
Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Edward A. Freeman

Of the abbatial buildings which stood here then few traces are left.
France and the Republic William Henry Hurlbert

The present upper windows of the abbatial are poor examples of Louis-Philippes day.
How France Built Her Cathedrals Elizabeth Boyle O’Reilly

And the superior, putting the pastoral ring on Fleur-de-Marie’s finger, led her to the abbatial seat.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Eugne Sue

Innocent II, in 1132, blessed the new parts of the abbatial.
How France Built Her Cathedrals Elizabeth Boyle O’Reilly

A prisoner in her abbatial seat, she had quite the air of a fourteenth century person.
Very Woman Remy de Gourmont

He was the architect who, in 1231, commenced the abbatial church of St. Nicaise.
Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Various

The World War swept over Orbais, but the abbatial is unharmed.
How France Built Her Cathedrals Elizabeth Boyle O’Reilly

The abbatial church of Raphoe was changed into a cathedral soon after, when St. Eunan was consecrated the first bishop.
Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2 M.F and B. McM. Mansfield

He revelled in abbatial stuffs, voluptuous silks, in the sombre gilding of old brocade.
L-bas J. K. Huysmans

adjective
of or relating to an abbot, abbess, or abbey