ORDINAL


Meaning of ORDINAL in English

I. ˈȯrd-nəl, ˈȯr-də-nəl 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

II. adjective

Etymology: Late Latin ordinalis, from Latin ordin-, ordo

Date: 1599

1. : of a specified order or rank in a series

2. : of or relating to a taxonomic order

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