ordinator

noun

or·​di·​na·​tor

plural -s

1

: one that ordains into the Christian ministry

2

: one that orders

an ordinator of states and a guide to destinies

—H. B. Alexander

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from Late Latin, from ordinatus + Latin -or; in sense 2, from Latin, from ordinatus + -or

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