a. Obs. In 4–5 espirituel(l, 5 -alle. [a. OF. espirituel (mod.F. spirituel):—L. spīrituāl-em.] = SPIRITUAL in various senses.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Parson’s T., ¶ 79. Manye been the weyes espirituels that leden folk to oure Lord Ihesu Crist. Ibid. (c. 1400), Rom. Rose, 650. So faire it was, that trusteth well, It semed a place espirituell. Ibid., 672. As angels doon espirituell.
1477. Earl Rivers (Caxton), Dictes, 71 b. He that multiplieth his temporall goodes dyminueth his espiritualles [printed espûalles].
