- (a.) Of or pertaining to an order.
- (n.) A word or number denoting order or succession.
- (n.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
- (a.) Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.
- (n.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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