Main Entry: ¹or·di·nal

Pronunciation: \ˈȯrd-nəl, ˈȯr-də-nəl\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 capitalized [Middle English, from Medieval Latin ordinale, from Late Latin, neuter of ordinalis] : a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops
2 [Late Latin ordinalis, from ordinalis, adjective] : ordinal number