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ordalian

ordalian adjective: of or relating to trial by ordeal.

Adjective

ordalian (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or relating to trial by ordeal.

Origin of ordalian

From Middle English ordal (“ordeal”) + -ian (compare Medieval Latin ordalium), equivalent to ordeal + -ian.

Questions about ordalian

What does ordalian mean?
Ordalian means of or relating to trial by ordeal.
What part of speech is ordalian?
Ordalian is an adjective.

Words near ordalian in the dictionary

  1. ordaining
  2. ordainment
  3. ordainments
  4. ordains
  5. ordalia
  6. ordalian
  7. ordalium
  8. ordanchite
  9. ordanchites
  10. ordas
  11. orde

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