ordalium

English

Etymology

From New Latin ordālium, from Medieval Latin ordālium, from Old English ordāl (“ordeal”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀdailī, equivalent to or- +‎ deal. More at ordeal.

Noun

ordalium (plural ordalia)

1. (obsolete) Trial by ordeal.

Derived terms

• ordalian

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “ordalium”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.