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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ordinal

· Or·di·nal · IPA /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/
01 a. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal.
  1. 1.
    Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to an order.
02 n. A word or number denoting order or succession.
  1. 1.
    A word or number denoting order or succession.
  2. 2.
    The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.(Ch. of Eng.)
  3. 3.
    A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.(R. C. Ch.)