Definition of "ordines" [ordines]

• A plural of ordo. (noun)

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• "Early medieval liturgical books only had the parts for the participant it was written for; the ordines were the instructions on how everything fit together."
• "I'd be so glad to hear no hay de que, or servidor a usted, or a sus ordines or de nada or even you're welcome."
• "Ownership looks to the welfare of the individual, while the ordines look to the social aspect of property."