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sponsorial, n. and a.|spɒnˈsɔərɪəl|
[f. sponsor: see -orial.]
A. n. A baptismal sponsor or name-father.
1836Marryat Pirate vii, You will now on the coast meet with a Blucher, a Wellington, a Nelson, &c., who will wring swabs..without feeling that it is discreditable to sponsorials so grand.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to a sponsor.
1847in Webster. 1853Chr. Rememb. No. 79. 62 The clause just quoted of the sponsorial exhortation. 1862Wilberforce in Hopkins Hawaii Pref., She..sends out sponsorial gifts befitting England's Queen. 1897Daily News 12 May 4/4 He would rather regard the former in their sponsorial function. |