ordinal
noun /ˈɔːdɪnl/
/ˈɔːrdənl/
(also ordinal number)
- a number that refers to the position of something in a series, for example ‘first’, ‘second’, etc. compare cardinalTopics Maths and measurementc1, Languagec1Word OriginMiddle English (referring to a service book in the Christian church): the noun from medieval Latin ordinale (neuter); the adjective from late Latin ordinalis ‘relating to order in a series’, from Latin ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.