responsal
1 of 2adjective
1
obsolete : answerable, responsible
2
obsolete : responsive
responsal
2 of 2noun
re·spon·sal
rə̇ˈspän(t)səl,
rēˈs-
plural -s
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
3
: responsalis
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English responsaill, from Medieval Latin responsalis of a reply, answerable, from Latin responsum reply + -alis -al