Etymology

Edwardine

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Today it means: Pertaining to the ordinal written by Thomas Cranmer in 1552 and the clergy who were ordained using this ordinal. Full definition →

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Edwardine · adjective1

From Edward + -ine (adjectival suffix), after King Edward VI, during whose reign the ordinal was written and first promulgated.

Edwardine · proper noun2

From Edward + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Edwardina.

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