Anagrams of: ABBATIAL

• a small cake leavened with yeast

• Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.

• A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.

• A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.

• An outer garment made of the above, very simple in form, worn by the Arabs of the desert. The illustration shows such an aba, made of two breadths of stuff sewed together to make an oblong about four by nine feet.

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

• when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls

• a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber

• top part of an apron; covering the chest

• a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating

• drink moderately but regularly

• A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)

• release after a security has been paid

• deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

• secure the release of (someone) by providing security

• empty (a vessel) by bailing

• remove (water) from a vessel with a container