ordinance

名词 ordinance:

1. an authoritative rule
   同义词：regulation
2. a statute enacted by a city government
3. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
   同义词：ordination

1. The city passed an ordinance restricting the size of advertising signs, but grandfathered all those signs erected before1982.
   该市通过了一项限制广告牌规格的法令，但那些在1982年以前竖起来的招牌免受限制
2. The French Foreign Legion was founded by a Royal Ordinance.
   法国外籍兵团是按照皇家法令建立的。
3. Everyone should obey the government ordinance.
   每个人都必须遵守这条政府法令。

or.di.nance

n.Abbr. ord.（名词）缩写 ord.
An authoritative command or order.
命令：有权威的训令或指令
A custom or practice established by long usage.
风俗，习惯：因长期使用而建立的风俗或习惯
A Christian rite, especially the Eucharist.
宗教仪式：宗教仪式，尤指圣事圣餐
A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.
法规，法令：法规或法令，尤指由市政府执行的

来源：
Middle English ordinaunce
中古英语 ordinaunce
from Old French ordenance
源自 古法语 ordenance
from Medieval Latin ôrdinantia
源自 中世纪拉丁语 ôrdinantia
from Latin ôrdin3ns ôrdinant- [present participle of] ôrdin3re [to ordain]
源自 拉丁语 ôrdin3ns ôrdinant- [] ôrdin3re的现在分词 [规定]
from ôrdô ôrdin- [order] * see ar-
源自 ôrdô ôrdin- [顺序] *参见 ar-