monitorial

[ mon-i-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr- ]

/ ˌmɒn ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

of or relating to a monitor.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1715–25; monitory + -al¹

Related formsmon·i·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

He also adopted the monitorial method, but, as a Quaker, omitting the Church teaching of the Bell schools.
A History of Horncastle|James Conway Walter
But in the early stages of national education the monitorial method served a valuable purpose.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
Further, the same causes which reduced the control of masters, also embarrassed the upper boys in their monitorial duties.
Uppingham by the Sea|John Henry Skrine
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

"You press me closely," with an amused scrutiny of the captain's monitorial face.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877|Various