Cardinal Definition
One of the Roman Catholic officials appointed by the pope to his council (College of Cardinals)
Other Word Forms of Cardinal
Noun
Origin of Cardinal
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From French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge, hence applied to that on which something turns or depends, important, principal, chief”), from cardō (“hinge”) + -ālis, adjectival suffix.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Late Latin cardinālis principal, pivotal from Latin serving as a hinge from cardō cardin- hinge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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