ordinance

  • 41Ordinance of Marine — The Great Ordinance of Marine of August 1681, (French: grande ordonnance de la marine d août 1681) also called the marine code, is a royal ordinance drafted under the reign of Louis XIV, which comprehensively codifies practices in maritime… …

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  • 42Ordinance of Alsnö — The Ordinance of Alsnö (Swedish: Alsnö stadga) is an act by king Magnus Ladulås of Sweden, probably produced in Alsnö hus in September 1280, giving exemption from land taxation to those nobles who committed to produce a heavy cavalryman to the… …

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  • 43Ordinance of Normandy — The Ordinance of Normandy is the name given to a paper authored by Philip VI of France on 23 March 1338. It called for a second Norman conquest of England, with an invading army led by the Duke of Normandy, and England was to be divided between… …

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  • 44ordinance — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French ordenance order, disposition, from Medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinant , ordinans, present participle of ordinare to put in order more at ordain Date:… …

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  • 45ordinance — noun /ˈɔːd.nənts,ˈɔɹd.nəns,ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəns/ a) a local law or regulation. b) a religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church …

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  • 46ordinance — Synonyms and related words: act, appointment, bill, brevet, bull, bylaw, canon, ceremonial, ceremony, code, commandment, convention, declaration, decree, decree law, decreement, decretal, decretum, dictate, dictation, dictum, diktat, duty, edict …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 47ordinance — Translation (especially in AV) of a variety of Greek words: simple commandments of the Mosaic Law (Eph. 2:15); commandments of God (Rom. 13:2); requirements of law in general (1 Pet. 2:13) …

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  • 48ordinance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. law, regulation, order, decree; appointment, destiny; rule, enactment. See command. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. law, statute, directive, mandate; see command 1 , law 3 . See Synonym Study at law . III… …

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  • 49ordinance — or|di|nance [ ɔrdnəns ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a law passed by a local government 2. ) FORMAL an official order by a government, king, queen, etc …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50ordinance —  , ordnance  The first is a command or decree; the second refers to military stores and materials …

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