† ˈsedal, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. mod.L. sēdāl-is, f. sēd-ēs seat, fundament: see -al1.]
Of or belonging to the fundament.
| 1681 Willis's Rem. Med. Wks., Vocab., Sedal veins, the veins in the fundament. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 197 While they draw [blood] from the sedal Arterie [orig. ex arteriis sedalibus]. |