Sacerdotal
Pronunciation : Sac`er*do"tal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. sacerdotalis, fr. sacerdos, -otis, a priest, fr.sacer holy, sacred: cf. F. sacerdotal.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions. The ascendency of the sacerdotal order was long the ascendency which naturally and properly belongs to intellectual superiority. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913