ordinance

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  1. noun An authoritative command or order.
  2. noun A custom or practice established by long usage.
  3. noun A Christian rite, especially the Eucharist.
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  • The ordinance went through several changes before the ordinance was adopted.
  • Mayor Jim Burgess, however, said he felt the ordinance was an excellent beginning and could change as new circumstances arose in the coming days as restaurants began pouring. —  The Walton Tribune: News
  • Penn said prosecution would be easier if the ordinance was amended to apply to anyone who benefits rather than only the person who put up the sign. —  tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A
  • The highlight of the ordinance was a new rule on gifts -- they can't take them if they're worth more than $70. —  Newspaper Tree
  • And I'm not just talking about the fact that the ordinance is aimed directly at me. —  Refuse the Juice
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decree ·  regulation ·  precept ·  statute ·  edict ·  injunction ·  rite ·  sanction ·  enactment ·  sacrament ·  mandate ·  proclamation

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ordinance:   ordinances
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English ordinaunce, from Old French ordenance, from Medieval Latin ōrdinantia, from Latin ōrdināns, ōrdinant-, present participle of ōrdināre, to ordain, from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English ordinaunce, ordenaunce, from Old French ordinance, ordenance, ordonance, ordonnance, French ordonnance = Provencal ordenansa, ordonnansa = Spanish ordenanza = Portuguese ordenança = Italian ordinanza, from Middle Latin ordinantia, an order, decree, from Latin ordinan(t-)s, ordering, ordaining: see ordinant. Cf. ordnance, ordonnance.
  2. from ordinance, n., 5.
 

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