ordinance
English
/ˈɔːd.nənts/, /ˈɔɹd.nəns/
noun
Definitions
- A local law (US)
- An edict or decree, authoritative order.
- A religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church.
Etymology
Derived from Old French ordenance.
Origin
Old French
ordenance
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiordinance English
- coordinance English
- preordinance English
- ordenanza Spanish, Castilian
- ordenance Old French
- ordinansa Cebuano
- ordinansa Tagalog