/ ˈɔːdɪnænd; NAmE ˈɔːrd-/ noun
a person who is preparing to become a priest, minister or rabbi
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin ordinandus , gerundive of ordinare put in order, from ordo , ordin- row, series, rank.
/ ˈɔːdɪnænd; NAmE ˈɔːrd-/ noun
a person who is preparing to become a priest, minister or rabbi
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin ordinandus , gerundive of ordinare put in order, from ordo , ordin- row, series, rank.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005