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incardinate (iou)



incardinate verb trans. E17.
[Late Latin incardinat- pa. ppl stem of incardinare ordain to the first rank in a church, formed as IN-2 + cardin-, cardo hinge, cardinalis chief presbyter: see CARDINAL noun, -ATE3.]
Christian Church. Institute as principal priest, deacon, etc., at a particular church or place; institute to a cardinalship; place under the jurisdiction of an ordinary.