Ordinance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an authoritative rule

a statute enacted by a city government

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹdɪnəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːdɪnəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːdɪnəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹdɪnəns/.

Examples

the rabbi's family was present for his ordination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ordination regulation

Parts of Speech

noun	an authoritative rule
noun	a statute enacted by a city government
noun	the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders “the rabbi's family was present for his ordination”

Word Forms

ordain

verb

issue an order

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verordnung

eine maßgebliche Regel

🇫🇷French

ordonnance

une règle faisant autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

ordenanza

una regla autorizada

🇮🇹Italian

ordinanza

una regola autorevole

🇳🇱Dutch

verordening

een gezaghebbende regel

🇵🇹Portuguese

portaria

uma regra autoritária

🇷🇺Russian

постановление

авторитетное правило

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अध्यादेश

एक आधिकारिक नियम

🇧🇩Bengali

অধ্যাদেশ

একটি কর্তৃত্বমূলক নিয়ম

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டளை

ஒரு அதிகாரபூர்வமான விதி

🇮🇳Telugu

శాసనం

ఒక అధికార నియమం

🇮🇳Marathi

अध्यादेश

एक अधिकृत नियम

🇮🇳Gujarati

વટહુકમ

એક અધિકૃત નિયમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಗ್ರೀವಾಜ್ಞೆ

ಒಂದು ಅಧಿಕೃತ ನಿಯಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓർഡിനൻസ്

ഒരു ആധികാരിക നിയമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਡੀਨੈਂਸ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਕ ਨਿਯਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

آرڈیننس

ایک مستند اصول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

条例

权威的规则

🇯🇵Japanese

条例

権威ある規則

🇰🇷Korean

의식

권위 있는 규칙

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sắc lệnh

một quy tắc có thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

กฤษฎีกา

กฎเผด็จการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

peraturan

sebuah aturan yang otoritatif

🇵🇭Filipino

ordinansa

isang makapangyarihang tuntunin

🇲🇾Malay

ordinan

peraturan yang berwibawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرسوم

قاعدة موثوقة

🇮🇷Persian

حکم

یک قانون معتبر

🇹🇷Turkish

yönetmelik

yetkili bir kural

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּקוּדָה

כלל סמכותי

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