Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ordainment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-dain-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ordination.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Probably independently from ordain + -ment. Compare Middle English ordeynemente, from Anglo-Norman ordeinement.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ordain

Usage

Inflected Forms

ordainments (plural)

Synonyms

ordination

Questions

What does ordainment mean?: Synonym of ordination.
Where does ordainment come from?: Probably independently from ordain + -ment. Compare Middle English ordeynemente, from Anglo-Norman ordeinement.

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