monitorial

[ mon-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

/ ˌmɒn ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

of or relating to a monitor.

monitory.

Origin of monitorial

First recorded in 1715–25; monitory + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM monitorial

mon·i·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby monitorial

monism, Monistat, moniter, monition, monitor, monitorial, Monitor versus Merrimack, monitory, monitress, Moniz, monk

Example sentences from the Web for monitorial

He also adopted the monitorial method, but, as a Quaker, omitting the Church teaching of the Bell schools.
A History of Horncastle|James Conway Walter
But in the early stages of national education the monitorial method served a valuable purpose.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
Further, the same causes which reduced the control of masters, also embarrassed the upper boys in their monitorial duties.
Uppingham by the Sea|John Henry Skrine
The nation is a monitorial school, wonderfully contrived for the education of the people.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)|Theodore Parker

"You press me closely," with an amused scrutiny of the captain's monitorial face.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877|Various