SYN'ODAL, noun Anciently, a pecuniary rent, paid to the bishop or archdeacon at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest; a procuration. Synodals are due of common right to the bishop only. 1. Constitutions made in provincial or diocesan synods, are sometimes called synodals. SYN'ODAL
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