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ordinance definition

or·di·nance (ôrd′'n əns)

noun

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

Etymology: OFr ordenance < ordener: see ordain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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