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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024or•di•nance /ˈɔrdənəns/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta public regulation, rule, or order:a city ordinance.
See -ord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024or•di•nance (ôr′dn əns),USA pronunciation n. - an authoritative rule or law;
a decree or command. - a public injunction or regulation:a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing.
- something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny.
- Religion[Eccles.]
- an established rite or ceremony.
- a sacrament.
- the communion.
- Medieval Latin ordinantia, derivative of Latin ordinant- (stem of ordināns), present participle of ordināre to arrange. See ordination, -ance
- Old French ordenance)
- Middle English ordinaunce (1275–1325
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged order.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ordinance /ˈɔːdɪnəns/ n - an authoritative regulation, decree, law, or practice
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French ordenance, from Latin ordināre to set in order |