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▪ I. † ˈagonal, -el, n. Obs. rare—1.
[? subst. use of Fr. agonal, ? agonel, quasi liber agonalis ‘book of agonies’: cf. manual, Fr. manuel.]
A martyrology.
1610Holland tr. Camden's Brit. (1637) 220 An old Agonel. 1695Gibson tr. ibid., We find it in an ancient Agonal.
▪ II. agonal, a.|ˈægənəl|
[f. Gr. ἀγών (see agon) + -al.]
1. Of or pertaining to an agon.
1770tr. Mme. Fiquet du Boccage's Lett. II. 38 Sea-fights are now exhibited in the agonal circus called the square of Navonne. 1838Fraser's Mag. Nov. 516 Come to us Our saviour, and the patron of our games: And with thee come our Agonal deities all.
2. [f. agony.] Of, pertaining to, or occurring during agony, esp. the death agony.
1901Jrnl. Exper. Med. Jan. 344 A condition which, if not due solely to agonal contraction, might at least favor the production of diverticula in the upper part. 1961Lancet 29 July 266/1 Antemortem autolysis may occur when the agonal period is drawn out. |