ORDINAL

a. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.

2.
a.

Of or pertaining to an order.

3.
n.

A word or number denoting order or succession.

4.
n.

The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.

5.
n.

A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. [Written also ordinale.]


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