ordalium

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noun

Trial by ordeal.

OriginNew Latin ordālium ← Medieval Latin ordālium ← Old English ordāl →
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Meanings

nounordalium (plural ordalia)

plural ordalia

  1. obsoleteTrial by ordeal.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*uʀdailī
  2. Old Englishordāl“ordeal”
  3. Medieval Latinordālium
  4. New Latinordālium
  5. Englishordalium

From New Latin ordālium, from Medieval Latin ordālium, from Old English ordāl (“ordeal”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀdailī. More at ordeal.

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APA

ordalium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordalium

MLA

“ordalium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordalium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordalium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordalium.

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