a. Obs. rare. [ad. med.L. adventuālis pertaining to Advent, f. L. adventus: see ADVENT and -AL 1.] Of or belonging to Advent. (Blount in Glossogr. (1656) gives it as a synonym of ADVENTITIOUS.)
1614–25. J. Boys, Wks., 1630, 78. The first Gospel in the first Dominicall, according to the Churches account is Adventuall, a Scripture describing Christ and his Kingdome.
a. 1663. Sanderson, Sub. to Usurpers (1678), 11 (J.). I do also daily use one other Collect,… as, namely, the Collects Adventual, Quadragesimal, [etc.].
