Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ordinal

Ordinal , adjective

[Latin ordinalis, from ordo, ordinis, order. See Order.]

1.
Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal.
2.
Of or pertaining to an order.

Ordinal , noun

1.
A word or number denoting order or succession.
2.
(Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
3.
(Roman Catholic Church) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.