sortal

== English == === Etymology === From sort +‎ -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. === Adjective === sortal (not comparable) (philosophy) Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind. (philosophy) Having the character of a sortal. === Noun === sortal (plural sortals) (philosophy) A type of universal that defines a particular sort of object ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== Sortals in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy === Anagrams === Tolars, Torals, astrol., rotals, tolars, torsal