ves|tal

ves|tal «VEHS tuhl», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. one of the vestal virgins.

2. a chaste woman; virgin: »

She was the most…jovial of old vestals, and had been a beauty in her day (Thackeray).

3. = nun¹ (def. 1). (Cf. ↑nun)

–adj.

1. of or having to do with a vestal; suitable for a vestal.

2. pure; chaste.