ORDINANCE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Ordinance

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (also in the sense ‘arrangement in ranks’): from Old French ordenance, from medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinare ‘put in order’ (see ordain)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈɔːd(ɪ)nəns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an authoritative order.

Short Definition:

authoritative order

Definition:

a religious rite

Short Definition:

religious rite

Examples:
  • his strict observance of religious ordinances was no doubt quickened by the remorse he felt
Short Definition:

ordonnance

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