Fōnt'al, a.
a. [Lat. fontinalis, from fons, fountain; Pr. fontul.] Pertaining to a fount, fountain, source, or origin; original; primitive. [Rare.] From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw intellectual power. Coleridge.
a. [Lat. fontinalis, from fons, fountain; Pr. fontul.] Pertaining to a fount, fountain, source, or origin; original; primitive. [Rare.] From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw intellectual power. Coleridge.