monitorial
[mon-i-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]
- of or relating to a monitor.
- monitory.
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Origin of monitorial
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Unfortunately at Roslyn the monitorial system was not established.
Eric, or Little by LittleFrederic W. Farrar
He had not been seen since his escape from the monitorial fangs after morning school.
The Willoughby CaptainsTalbot Baines Reed
Had he not once offered to quit from his monitorial work to help in the shop and had not his offer been firmly refused?
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
The nation is a monitorial school, wonderfully contrived for the education of the people.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)Theodore Parker
He also adopted the monitorial method, but, as a Quaker, omitting the Church teaching of the Bell schools.
A History of HorncastleJames Conway Walter