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Definition of ordinand noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ordinand

noun

/ˈɔːdɪnænd/

/ˈɔːrdɪnænd/

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a person who is preparing to become a priest, minister or rabbi
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin ordinandus, gerundive of ordinare ‘put in order’, from ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.

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