01 n. Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
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Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.[Obs.]“They had made their ordinance Of victual, and of other purveyance.” — Chaucer.
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A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.“Thou wilt die by God's just ordinance.” — Shak.“By custom and the ordinance of times.” — Shak.“Walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” — Luke i. 6.
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An established rite or ceremony.(Eccl.)
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4.
Rank; order; station.[Obs.]
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Ordnance; cannon.[Obs.]