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▪ I. ˈmonial, a. and n.1 Obs. Also 4 -yale, 4–6 -yal(l, 6 -iale, moiniall. [a. OF. monial, moinal (moniale n. fem.), f. F. moine monk; or ad. med.L. moniāl-is.] A. adj. Monastic. rare—0.
1656Blount Glossogr., Monial or Monachal. B. n. A nun.
1377Langl. P. Pl. B. x. 319 Þere shal come a kyng and confesse ȝow religiouses,..And amende monyales monkes and chanouns. 1513Bradshaw St. Werburge ii. 319 Virgin and moiniall of mycle excellence. c1550Bale K. Johan (Camden) 18 Canons of S. Marke, Vestals and Monyals. 1587Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1027/1 The first was a house for women called moniales or nuns. ▪ II. monial, n.2 Arch. Now Antiq.|ˈməʊnɪəl| Forms: 4 moniel, monyele, moyniele, 4–6 moynel(l, 5 munell, 6 monyelle, -al, mun(y)iall, moinel, mynell, 9 monial. [a. OF. moinel, moynel, monial (also meigneaul, mayneau, maineau, mod.F. meneau), of unknown origin. Cf. mullion, munnion.] 1. A mullion.
1330in J. T. Smith Antiq. Westminster (1807) 185 [For the purpose of strengthening and keeping in their places the] moynells [in the east gable]. 1379Mem. Ripon (Surtees) III. 102 Et in j moniel lapid. figend. cum plumbo in prædictis aluris. a1440Sir Degrev. 1459 Square wyndowus of glas, The rechest that ever was Tho moynelus was off bras. 1426–7Rec. St. Mary at Hill 64 For iiij munell for wyndowes. a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VIII 73 The postes or monyelles of euery wyndow was gylte. 1569in Pension Bk. Gray's Inn (1901) 464 Munialls in the said windowes. 1846Ecclesiologist V. 164 The west window of the north aisle, of three lights with simply intersecting monials. 1856J. Allen Liskeard viii. 119 Three small square-headed lights..the openings separated by monials. 1878McVittie Christ Church Cathedral 28 note, In all these old walls were found..annulated monials and cusped tracery. †2. One of the plates of gold on the back of a bishop's or abbot's glove. Obs.
c1540Inv. Westm. Abbey in Trans. Lond. & Mdsx. Archæol. Soc. IV. 317 The best payre of Pasturall Gloves, with parells of brodered work and small perells haveyng on them ij monyals of gold garnyshed with vj stones and xxiiij gret perles. |