Pronunciation: ( ˌ )in- ˌ kär-d ə n- ' ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin incardination-, incardinatio, from incardinare to ordain as chief priest, from Latin in- 2 in- + Late Latin cardinalis principal ― more at CARDINAL
Date: 1897
: the formal acceptance by a diocese of a clergyman from another diocese