Topic: NUMBERS
| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | cardinalis, from Late Latin ( CARDINAL2); |
| Origin: | from the color of a cardinal's clothing |
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car‧di‧nal1
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[countable]1RRC a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church
2 a North American bird. The male is a bright red colour
3HMN a cardinal number