Main Entry:

pla·gal

Pronunciation:

\ˈplā-gəl\

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

1of a church mode : having the keynote on the fourth scale step — compare authentic 4a2of a cadence : progressing from the subdominant chord to the tonic — compare authentic 4b