responsal

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Definition of responsal

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)One who is answerable or responsible.

“Anatolius being put into that See in the room of Flavianus, by the influence of Dioſcorus, (vvhoſe Reſponſal he had been) and having favoured the Eutychian Faction, Pope Leo might thence have had a fair colour to diſavovv him as uncapable of that Function and Dignity, he being ſo obnoxious; […]”

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noun

(obsolete)One who is answerable or responsible.

“Anatolius being put into that See in the room of Flavianus, by the influence of Dioſcorus, (vvhoſe Reſponſal he had been) and having favoured the Eutychian Faction, Pope Leo might thence have had a fair colour to diſavovv him as uncapable of that Function and Dignity, he being ſo obnoxious; […]”
(obsolete)A liturgical response.

“After some short prayers and responsals, the mass-priest begs,”
A proctor for a monastery.

adj

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Compare Latin responsalis.

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