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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Natal

Na′tal (nā′tal), a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf. Noel.] 1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.

Princes' children took names from their natal places. Camden.

Propitious star, whose sacred power Presided o'er the monarch's natal hour. Prior.

2. (Actrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.

Syn. — Native, natural. See Native.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article.