Main Entry: ¹sab·bat·i·cal

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈba-ti-kəl\

Variant(s): or sab·bat·ic \-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from sabbaton

Date: 1599

1 : of or relating to a sabbatical year
2 : of or relating to the sabbath <sabbatical laws>