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ordinand

[ awr-dn-and ]
/ ˈɔr dnˌænd /
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noun
Ecclesiastical. a candidate for ordination.
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Origin of ordinand

1835–45; <Late Latin ordinandus, gerundive of ordināre to ordain

Words nearby ordinand

ordinal, ordinal number, ordinal numbers, ordinal scale, ordinance, ordinand, ordinariate, ordinarily, ordinary, ordinary differential equation, Ordinary grade
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British Dictionary definitions for ordinand

ordinand
/ (ˈɔːdɪˌnænd) /
noun
Christianity a candidate for ordination
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