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Synodal(l, Sinodal(l, adj. and n. Also: synodale, -ell, -ol(l, -ole, -oill, synnodall, sinodell, -oll, -oill, cinodell. [Late ME and e.m.E. synodall (c1450), -al (1485), sinodal (a1529), -alle (1534), synodol (a1679), F. synodal (1315 in Larousse), late L. synodal-; Synod n.]
A. adj. 1. Done or promulgated in or by a synod.1549 Soc. Ant. XI 93.
The ruid service … is of auld custome and conforme to the synodale actis of bischoppis of Cathenes
2. Synodal assembly (meeting), a gathering of clergy and elders meeting as a synod.(1) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 274.
They wer called in befoir the superintendent, at thair synodale assemblie 1574 St. A. Kirk S. 401.
Johne Lawsoun … to be resavit, undir conditioun that he sal present hym self to the nixt sinodal assemblye 1576 Dunkeld Presb. II 14.
Synodall 1580 Elgin Rec. I 155.
Cinodell 1582 Reg. Privy C. III 513.
In the convocatioun of the generall, synodoll, and particular assembleis 1586 St. A. Kirk S. 577.
Sinodall 1588 St. A. Kirk S. 616.
The said Issobell Balfour to conpeir befoir the said Assemble Synodall 1593 St. A. Kirk S. 749.
Synnodall 1593 Acts IV 16/2.
Sinodoll 1596 Acts IV 107/1.
Synodoill 1596–7 Warrender P. (SHS) II 313.
Synodole 1597 Crim. Trials II 6.
Sinodell 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 382.
In August 1623 yeirs, their wes a synodell assemblie held at Dornogh 1638 Nat. Covenant in Facs. Nat. MSS III xcvii.(2) 1608 Reg. Privy C. VIII 72.
For that impertinent sermone maid be him at ane sinodoill meiting in Edinburgh
3. Of, belonging to or connected with a synod.1600-1610 Melvill 720.
Refuissing synodall, unchosine, constant moderators
B. noun. 1. A payment made by the inferior clergy to a bishop or archdeacon on a visitation.1557 Grant Chart. 379.
The stallaris fee, procurage, sinodall, denis visitationis and vtheris charges 1561 Reg. Episc. Morav. (Pref.) xix.
The procuratiouns and synodallis was wont to extend yeirlie to four score pound 1570 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 81.
Saxtene pundis yeirlie … to the vicare pensionare … for his stipend and the denis visitatioune procurage synodalis vsit of befoir
2. A synodal assembly, a synod.1573 Reg. Privy C. II 230.
In name and be ordinance of the haill ministeris within Fyff and gentilmen convenit at thair synodall haldin at Sanctandrois 1581 Bk. Univ. Kirk II 480.
Ilk synodall assemblie sall appoint the place within that province for thair nixt synodall 1588 Edinb. Presb. 8 Oct.
Anent the ordinance maid in the last synodall of Lowthian 1593 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 815.
The buiks of the Synodall Assembleis salbe direct be the Synodollis, to be sychtit and considderit in the Generall Assemblie 1600-1610 Melvill 59.
Ordeanit to be proceidit against be his synodall 1601 Ellon Presb. 34.
Sinodal 1607 Reg. Privy C. VII 387.
Synodoill 1611 Lothian Dioc. Synod 108.
All the bretherin of the synodoll
