ordonnance
/ˈɔːdənəns
/noun [mass noun]
The systematic or orderly arrangement of parts, especially in art and architecture.Almost from the moment it appeared, Joyce's book began attracting the impassioned adherents who have declared it a masterpiece of care and ordonnance, a joyous comic vision of human love and redemption.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, alteration of Old French ordenance (see ordinance).
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