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