ordinance

== English == === Alternative forms === ordinaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English ordinaunce (ca. 1300), from Old French ordenance (“decree, command”) (modern French ordonnance), from Medieval Latin ordinantia, from ordinans, the present participle of ordino (“put in order”) (whence ordain). Doublet of ordonnance. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːdɪnəns/, /ˈɔːdnəns/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹdɪnəns/, /ˈoɹdnəns/ Homophone: ordnance (some pronunciations) === Noun === ordinance (plural ordinances) (US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city. Synonym: (chiefly Commonwealth) bylaw An edict or decree, authoritative order. (England) Prior to the Third English Civil War, a decree of Parliament. (UK, pre-1992 universities, Commonwealth) Detailed legislation that translates the broad principles of the university's charter and statutes into practical effect. (Hong Kong) A law enacted by the Hong Kong Legislative Council. (India, Pakistan) A temporary legislation promulgated by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet. A religious practice or ritual prescribed by a church. Coordinate term: sacrament (now proscribed) Alternative form of ordnance (“military equipment, especially artillery”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ordinance”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === draconine