8 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
verb appoint to a clerical posts
verb bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
originPartly inherited from Middle English ordinat(e) (adjective and participle), partly directly borrowed from Latin ōrdinātus, perfect passive participle of ōrdinō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of ordain. Sense 5 of the verb is from a back-formation from ordination.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0