ordinance
noun/ˈɔːdɪnəns/
/ˈɔːrdɪnəns/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- an order or a rule made by a government or somebody in a position of authorityTopics Permission and obligationc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryOrdinance is used after these nouns:
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Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘arrangement in ranks’): from Old French ordenance, from medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinare ‘put in order’, from ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.
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