a. rare. [f. prec. + -AL 1.] Of or relating to what is archaic; also used as = ARCHAIC.
a. 1804. Boucher, Gloss., Introd. 63/2. A collection of archaical [i.e., archaic] words.
1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc., IV. 187. Occupied in archaical investigations.
