ordinance
Cross references: 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