incardination

noun

in·​car·​di·​na·​tion (ˌ)in-ˌkär-də-ˈnā-shən 

: the formal acceptance by a diocese of a clergyman from another diocese

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin incardination-, incardinatio, from incardinare to ordain as chief priest, from Latin in- in- entry 2 + Late Latin cardinalis principal — more at cardinal

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above