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ordain definition

or·dain (ôr dān′)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to put in order; arrange; prepare
    1. to decree; order; establish; enact
    2. to predetermine; predestine
  3. to invest with the functions or office of a minister, priest, or rabbi

Etymology: ME ordeinen < OFr ordener < L ordinare, to arrange (in LL(Ec), to ordain as a priest) < L ordo, order

intransitive verb

to command; decree

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