mensal 1
/men"seuhl/ , adj.
monthly.
[ 1475-85; mens ( is ) month + -AL 1 ]
mensal 2
/men"seuhl/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or used at the table.
2. Rom. Cath. Ch. (of a benefice, church, etc.) set aside for the maintenance of a priest or bishop, esp. for board.
[ 1400-50; late ME mensalis of, pertaining to a table. See MENSA, -AL 1 ]