fontal adjective & noun. ['fɒnt(ǝ)l] L15.
[Old French, or medieval Latin fontalis, from Latin fons, font-: see FONT noun¹, -AL¹.]
A. adjective.
1. a. Of or pertaining to a fountain or spring. rare. L15.
b. Of or pertaining to the source or fountain-head of something; original, primary. L17.
■ Coleridge The fontal truths of natural religion.

2. Of or pertaining to a baptismal font; baptismal. L15.
b. noun. Heraldry. A shell or urn (usu. supported by a mythological figure) from which a stream of water flows, symbolizing a river. L17.

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