Bible Dictionaries
Ordinance
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An established rite or ceremony.
(2):
(n.) Rank; order; station.
(3):
(n.) Ordnance; cannon.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(n.) Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ordinance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/ordinance.html. 1828.