Etymology

ordination

or·di·na·tion
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Today it means: The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained. Full definition →

Middle French ordination ← Old French ordinacion ← Latin ordinatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromordinatio
  2. Old French · derived fromordinacion
  3. Middle French · derived fromordination
  4. English todayordination

From Middle French ordination, from Old French ordinacion, from Latin ordinatio.

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