ordonnance
the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
an ordinance, decree, or law.
Origin of ordonnance
1Other words from ordonnance
- or·don·nant, adjective
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How to use ordonnance in a sentence
In the general arrangement, in the ordonnance, late Gothic caprice and fantastic love of the unforeseen rule triumphant.
The ordonnance of April 15, 1694, reveals the broad character of this "General" Hospital.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime | William Henry AthertonSportsmen may learn that partridge shooting was prohibited between March 15th and July 15th by an ordonnance of MM.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime | William Henry AthertonThe same variety is found in the arrangement, or ordonnance, of the columns, both in the interior and exterior of their buildings.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) | Georges PerrotThese companies of ordonnance have ever been regarded as the foundation of the French standing army.
The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Mills
British Dictionary definitions for ordonnance
/ (ˈɔːdənəns, French ɔrdɔnɑ̃s) /
the proper disposition of the elements of a building or an artistic or literary composition
an ordinance, law, or decree, esp in French law
Origin of ordonnance
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