ordinance

[awr-dn-uhns]

noun

1. an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.

   Synonyms: order

2. a public injunction or regulation.

   a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing.

   Synonyms: order

3. something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny.

4. Ecclesiastical.

   1. an established rite or ceremony.

   2. a sacrament.

   3. the communion.

ordinance

/ ˈɔːdɪnəns /

noun

1. an authoritative regulation, decree, law, or practice

Other Word Forms

• preordinance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordinance¹

1275–1325; Middle English ordinaunce (< Old French ordenance ) < Medieval Latin ordinantia, derivative of Latin ordinant- (stem of ordināns ), present participle of ordināre to arrange. See ordination, -ance

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordinance¹

C14: from Old French ordenance, from Latin ordināre to set in order

Example Sentences

In addition, SB 79 would not apply to apartment buildings with three or more units if they are regulated by a city or county’s rent stabilization ordinance, which places limits on yearly rent increases.

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Last month, the council approved his motion for city staff to draft an interim ordinance that would prohibit the issuing of permits for RV parks built as public benefit projects.

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Then, on Sept. 3, the officer issued a citation to the Tesla for violating the 72-hour parking ordinance.

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The ordinance expands upon an existing law, passed in 2010, that prohibits stores from selling dogs and cats in the city.

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At a rally held Tuesday, the protesting workers urged local lawmakers to support an L.A. city ordinance that would establish”know-your-rights” training sessions for fast food workers.

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