Ordinance



GRE Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 法令, 条例
• ［英］ n. 法令, 条例 ( a governmental statute of regulation)
• ［记］ ord ( 命令) +inance, 注意不要和ordnance ( 大炮) 相混
• ［例］ a government ordinance promulgated in 1963

Webster Collegiate

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: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. an authoritative decree or direction ; order
  • b. a law set forth by a governmental authority; specifically a municipal regulation
• 2. something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity
• 3. a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony
• Synonyms: see law

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