ordinal

Definitions

1. 1.Of or pertaining to an order.
2. 2.A word or number denoting order or succession.
3. 3.(Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
4. 4.(R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. [Written also ordinale.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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