ordinariate

[ awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt ]
/ ˌɔr dnˈɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

noun

Roman Catholic Church. (formerly) a province in which the faithful of an Eastern rite were under the rule of a prelate of their rite who had no territorial jurisdiction.

Origin of ordinariate

ordinary (noun) + -ate1

Words nearby ordinariate

ordinal number, ordinal numbers, ordinal scale, ordinance, ordinand, ordinariate, ordinarily, ordinary, ordinary differential equation, ordinary grade, ordinary income

Example sentences from the Web for ordinariate

  • What magnificent men these priests of St. Stephen's and the Ordinariate!

    The Greater Love |George T. McCarthy