ordinance

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

(noun)

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

  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

Origin: OFr ordenance < ordener: see ordain

See ordinance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

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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