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   Or·di·nance

   /ˈôrd(ə)nəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority: North American "a city ordinance banned smoking in nearly all types of restaurants"
   • 2. an authoritative order; a decree. Similar edictdecreelawinjunctionfiatcommandorderrulerulingdictumdictatedirectivemandateenactmentstatuteactcanonregulationukasepronunciamento
   • 3. a prescribed religious rite: "Talmudic ordinances" Similar riteritualceremonysacramentobservanceserviceusageinstitutionpractice

   Word Origin 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).

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   An ordinance is a local law. Many cities have recently passed ordinances making it illegal to smoke indoors or mandatory for pet owners to curb their dogs.

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   Ordinance definition: An authoritative command or order. Origin of Ordinance 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 ar-in Indo-European roots