1. relating to or involving monitoring, supervision, or observation
2. relating to a system of education where older students teach younger ones under teacher supervision
Usage: educational; historical

Examples

• The teacher assigned monitorial duties to the class president.
• She took on a monitorial role during the group project.
• The monitorial system was popular in 19th-century schools.
• His monitorial responsibilities included checking attendance.
• The program used a monitorial approach to peer learning.
• Monitorial activities helped maintain classroom order.