Category:Ordinal

Or"di*nal, a. Etym: [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.

Ordinal Or"di*nal, n.

1. A word or number denoting order or succession.

2. (ch. of eng.)

Defn: the book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating Bishops, priests, and deacons.

3. (r. C. Ch.)

Defn: a book containing the rubrics of the mass. [written also Ordinale.]