Forty-fourth High Priest vs Forty-Fourth High Priest

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Tan Elaine

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Forty-fourth High Priest
Forty-Fourth High Priest

Which is correct? Thanks.
 
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If you're capitalizing, then capitalize them all. Forty-Fourth.
 
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I would not capitalize "fourth". Write ​Forty-fourth High Priest.
 
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This site tabulates two style guides' recommendations for capitalization of hyphenated words. The two guides don't always agree.
 
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Is there some reason you want/need to write the ordinal number out in words? It would be much more natural as "44th High Priest".
 
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