ORDINARIATE


Meaning of ORDINARIATE in English

/awr'dn air"ee it, -ayt'/ , n.

Rom. Cath. Ch. (formerly) a province in which the faithful of an Eastern rite were under the rule of a prelate of their rite who had no territorial jurisdiction.

[ ORDINARY (n.) + -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .