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ordinance

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  1. law                   
 
or.di.nance \'o.rd-n*n(t)s, 'o.rd-*n-*n(t)s\ n [ME, fr. MF & ML; MF 
   ordenance, lit., art of arranging, fr. ML ordinan]tia, fr. L ordinant-, 
   ordinans, prp. of ordinare to put in order - more at ORDAIN 1a: an 
   authoritative decree or direction : ORDER  1b: a law set forth by 
   governmental authority; specif : a municipal  regulation 2: something 
   ordained or decreed by fate or a deity  3: a prescribed usage, practice, or 
   ceremony