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-orial

American  

  1. a suffix used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -tor or -tory2 : gladiatorial; purgatorial .

Etymology

Origin of -orial

Middle English -oriale. See -or 2, -ory 2, -al 1

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And his neck is yellow, after the color of an orial, that is a stone well shining.

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