responsal noun & adjective.LME.
[Late Latin responsalis (noun & adjective), from Latin respons-: see RESPONSE, -AL¹.]
A. noun.
1. A response, a reply. Latterly spec. a liturgical response or respond. LME-L19.

2. A respondent in a disputation. L15-L16.

3. A person appointed by a prelate to provide replies to questions. L16-E17.
b. adjective.
1. Answerable, responsible. M16-E18.

2. Responsive; of the nature of responses. E17-M18.

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