cardinalitial

adjective

car·​di·​nal·​i·​tial

¦kärd(ᵊ)nə¦lishəl

variants or less commonly cardinalitian

-shən

: of or relating to a cardinal

Word History

Etymology

irregular from Italian cardinalizio cardinalitial (from cardinale cardinal, from Medieval Latin cardinalis) + English -al or -an

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