Ordalian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to trial by ordeal. not-comparable, obsolete

Etymology

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

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