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Definitions for Plagal

[1] (of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass. Compare authentic(def 6a) .
[2] (of a cadence) progressing from the subdominant to the tonic chord, as in the Amen of a hymn
[3] (of a mode) commencing upon the dominant of an authentic mode, but sharing the same final as the authentic mode. Plagal modes are designated by the prefix Hypo- before the name of their authentic counterparts the Hypodorian mode

Words nearby Plagal

placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary

Origin of Plagal

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin plagālis, equivalent to plag(a ) plagal mode (apparently back formation from plagius plagal; see plage) + -ālis -al1

Word origin for Plagal

C16: from Medieval Latin plagālis, from plaga, perhaps from Greek plagos side