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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ordinate \Or"di*nate\, a. [L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare. See Ordain.] Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical. ``A life blissful and ordinate.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Ordinate figure (Math.), a figure whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ordinate \Or"di*nate\, a. [L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare. See Ordain.] Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical. ``A life blissful and ordinate.'' --Chaucer. Ordinate figure (Math.), a figure whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure.