Definition of ordinal
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
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14th Century
First Known Use of ordinal
14th century
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adjective
or·di·nal
Definition of ordinal
1 : of a specified order or rank in a series
2 : of or relating to a taxonomic order
Origin and Etymology of ordinal
Late Latin ordinalis, from Latin ordin-, ordo
First Known Use: 1599
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