ordinance
11ordinance — ► NOUN formal 1) an authoritative order. 2) a religious rite. 3) N. Amer. a by law. ORIGIN Old French ordenance, from Latin ordinare arrange, ordain …
12ordinance — [ôrd′ n əns] n. [OFr ordenance < ordener: see ORDAIN] 1. a direction or command of an authoritative nature 2. that which is held to be a decree of fate or of a deity 3. an established or prescribed practice or usage, esp. a religious rite ☆ 4 …
13ordinance — n. local law 1) to adopt, enact, pass; issue an ordinance 2) to apply, enforce an ordinance 3) to obey, observe an ordinance 4) to repeal, rescind, revoke an ordinance 5) a city, municipal; township ordinance 6) an ordinance that + clause; subj.… …
14Ordinance — Not to be confused with Ordnance. Ordinance may refer to: Law Local ordinance, a law made by a municipality or other local authority As acts are called in some jurisdictions, such as England when the parliament operated without regal sanction,… …
15ordinance — A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a law or statute. In its most common meaning, the term is used to designate the enactments of the legislative body of a municipal corporation. It designates a local law of a municipal… …
16ordinance — or|di|nance [ˈo:dınəns US ˈo:rdənəns] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ordenance arranging , from Latin ordinare; ORDAIN] 1.) AmE a law, usually of a city or town, that forbids or restricts an activity ▪ a city ordinance that says parks… …
17ordinance — UK [ˈɔː(r)dɪnəns] / US [ˈɔrd(ə)nəns] noun [countable] Word forms ordinance : singular ordinance plural ordinances formal an official order by a government, king, queen etc …
18Ordinance No. 13 — L’Ordinance No. 13, (arrêté no. 13) du Conseil Législatif de l île Maurice, promulgué le 17 décembre 1846, fixa, entre autres, le tarif postal interne comme suit: 2 pence par demie once (14,175 g) pour le courrier rural. 1 penny par… …
19ordinance — /awr dn euhns/, n. 1. an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command. 2. a public injunction or regulation: a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing. 3. something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny. 4. Eccles. a.… …
20ordinance — See ordinance, ordnance …
