n.
Pronunciation: ' pl ā -g ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin plagalis, ultimately from Greek plagios oblique, sideways, from plagos side; akin to Latin plaga net, region, Greek pelagos sea
Date: 1597
1 of a church mode : having the keynote on the fourth scale step ― compare AUTHENTIC 4a
2 of a cadence : progressing from the subdominant chord to the tonic ― compare AUTHENTIC 4b