nodical
adj.— «Thankfully, the tribunal has decided that that change to the nodical fitness, as it’s called, of a bishop, allows a woman to be a bishop.» —“PM: Path cleared for Anglican women bishops” by Paula Kruger ABC (Australia) Sept. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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