ordinal

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OR'DINAL, adjective [Latin ordinalis.] Noting order; as the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. OR'DINAL, noun 1. A number noting order. 2. A book containing the order of divine service; a ritual.
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