1 responsal | Definition of responsal

responsal

adjective

Definition of responsal

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 obsolete : answerable, responsible
2 obsolete : responsive

responsal

noun
re·​spon·​sal | \ rə̇ˈspän(t)sÉ™l, rēˈs-\
plural -s

Definition of responsal (Entry 2 of 2)

1 [ Middle English, from Medieval Latin responsalis of a reply ]

a obsolete : reply, answer
b archaic : a respond in a liturgy
2 [ Medieval Latin responsalis, from responsalis of a reply ] obsolete : the respondent in a disputation

History and Etymology for responsal

Adjective

Middle English responsaill, from Medieval Latin responsalis of a reply, answerable, from Latin responsum reply + -alis -al

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