n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pas-t ə - ' räl, - ' ral also - ' rä-l ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from pastorale of herdsmen, from Latin pastoralis
Date: 1724
1 a : an instrumental or vocal composition having a pastoral theme b : an opera of the 16th or 17th centuries having a pastoral plot
2 : PASTORAL 1A