n.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ rd-n ə l, ' o ̇ r-d ə -n ə l
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 capitalized [ Middle English, from Medieval Latin ordinale, from Late Latin, neuter of ordinalis ] : a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops
2 [Late Latin ordinalis, from ordinalis, adjective] : ORDINAL NUMBER