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ordinal
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ordinal \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. Contrasted to cardinal. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Of or pertaining to an order. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, n.
1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
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2. (Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and
consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
[Written also ordinale.]
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