ordainableadj.
/ɔːˈdeɪnəbl/, U.S. /ɔrˈdeɪnəb(ə)l/ rare.
Capable of being ordained (in various senses); that may be ordained.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > [adjective] > ordaining, prescribing, or appointing > ordained, prescribed, or appointed > capable of being
appointable1563
ordainablea1656
a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 377 The nature of man is ordeinable to life.
1995 Economist 29 Apr. 28/3 Whether women should be ordainable as priests.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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