tonsorial

[ton-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr-] /tɒnˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-/

adjective

of or pertaining to a barber or barbering:

the tonsorial shop.

Origin

1805-15; < Latin tōnsōri(us) of shaving (tond(ēre) to shave + -tōrius -tory¹, with dt > s) + -al¹

Examples from the web for tonsorial

One of the innovations of a tonsorial parlor here is the individual telephone, which is attached to each chair.

British Dictionary definitions for tonsorial

tonsorial

/tɒnˈsɔːrɪəl/

adjective

(often facetious) of or relating to barbering or hairdressing

Word Origin

C19: from Latin tōnsōrius concerning shaving, from tondēre to shave

Word Origin and History for tonsorial

adj.

"pertaining to barbers," 1813, from Latin tonsorius "of or pertaining to shearing or shaving," from tonsor "a shaver or barber," from tonsus, past participle of tondere "to shear, shave" (see tonsure). Tonsorious in the same sense is attested from 1650s.