Word: provincial
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
vin
cial
Definition: A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
Morphemes:
Affix: province
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōvincia
Language: la
Decoded: provincia
Meaning: territory brought under Roman domination; official duty, office, charge, province
Affix: -ial
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective from a noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.