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Edwardine
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English
Pronunciation
en
Etymology 1
From en Edward ine<pos:adjectival suffix>, after King Edward VI, during whose reign the ordinal was written and first promulgated.
Adjective
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Pertaining to the ordinal written by Thomas Cranmer in 1552 and the clergy who were ordained using this ordinal.
en 1897 Vindication of Anglican Orders - Volume 1 Arthur Lowndes 71 As to the number of Edwardine clergy who were left in possession during the whole of Mary's reign, or till their death, and were not reordained, six such cases are given.
en 1908 The Bull Apostolicae Curae and the Edwardine Ordinal Frederick William Puller 23 And first of all it is necessary to remember that the main difference between the second Edwardine Ordinal and the Ordinal as we find it now in our Prayer-books lies in the wording of the imperative formula which is repeated by the ordaining bishop, or by the principal ordaining bishop, during the laying-on of hands.
en 1937 The Reformation Ernest Charles Messenger He had been ordained Edwardine deacon and priest by Bishop King at Oxford, on March 22nd, 1550, and April 6th, 1550, respectively.
Etymology 2
From en Edward ine<id:female><pos:feminine suffix>. en Edwardina.
Proper noun
en rare en female.