Defn: To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination. Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. Bp. Stillingfleet.
ORDAINABLE
Or*dain"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.
Bp. Hall.
ORDAINER
Or*dain"er, n.
Defn: One who ordains.
ORDAINMENT
Or*dain"ment, n.
Defn: Ordination. [R.] Burke.
ORDAL
Or"dal, n.
Defn: Ordeal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ORDALIAN
Or*da"li*an, a. Etym: [LL. orda.]