Word: ordained
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: or
dained
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of ordain; invest with ministerial or priestly authority
Morphemes:
Affix: ordain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ordinare
Language: la
Decoded: ordinare
Meaning: to order
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.