Or"di*nal , n.
1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
2.
(Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A
book containing the rubrics of the Mass. [Written also ordinale.]
Or"di*nal (?), a. [L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order. See Order.]
1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.
2. Of or
pertaining to an order.
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