vindicalis

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Latin

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Etymology

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vindic- (stem of vindex, “avenger”, “punisher”, “revenger”) +‎ -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vindicālis (neuter vindicāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) avenging, punishing, vengeful, vindictive, †vindicative [ante 978]

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: vindical

References

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  • Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 1,108/2, “vindicalis”