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The definition of an ordinance is a rule or law enacted by local government.

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A law about parking enacted by local government is an example of an ordinance.

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See ordinance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a direction or command of an authoritative nature
that which is held to be a decree of fate or of a deity
an established or prescribed practice or usage, esp. a religious rite
☆ a governmental, now esp. municipal, statute or regulation

Origin: OFr ordenance < ordener: see ordain

See ordinance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An authoritative command or order.
A custom or practice established by long usage.
A Christian rite, especially the Eucharist.
A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.

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Origin: Middle English ordinaunce

Origin: , from Old French ordenance

Origin: , from Medieval Latin ōrdinantia

Origin: , from Latin ōrdināns, ōrdinant-

Origin: , present participle of ōrdināre, to ordain

Origin: , from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots

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