REORDAIN

Etymology

Verb

reordain (third-person singular simple present reordains, present participle reordaining, simple past and past participle reordained)

(transitive) To ordain (a church official) again.

Anagrams

• ordainer

Source: Wiktionary


Re`or*dain" (r`r-dn"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- re- + ordain: cf. F. rƩordonner.]

Definition: To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective. Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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