vestal: Meaning and Definition of
ves•tal
Pronunciation: (ves'tl), [key]
— adj.
- of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta.
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste; pure.
—n.
- See
- a chaste unmarried woman; virgin.
- a nun.
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