adj.
Pronunciation: ' gra-j ə -w ə l, -j ə l, ' graj-w ə l
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduale, from Latin gradus step; from its being sung on the steps of the altar
Date: 15th century
1 : a book containing the choral parts of the Mass
2 : a pair of verses (as from the Psalms) proper after the Epistle in the Mass