ordonnance

[ awr-dn-uh ns; French awr-daw-nahns ]
/ ˈɔr dn əns; French ɔr dɔˈnɑ̃s /

noun, plural or·don·nanc·es [awr-dn-uh n-siz; French awr-daw-nahns] /ˈɔr dn ən sɪz; French ɔr dɔˈnɑ̃s/.

the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
an ordinance, decree, or law.

Origin of ordonnance

1635–45; < French, alteration of Old French ordenance ordinance, by influence of donner to give

OTHER WORDS FROM ordonnance

or·don·nant, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ordonnance

ordinance ordnance ordonnance

Words nearby ordonnance

ordn., ordnance, ordnance datum, ordnance survey, ordo, ordonnance, ordos, ordovician, ordure, ordzhonikidze, ordóñez

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British Dictionary definitions for ordonnance

ordonnance
/ (ˈɔːdənəns, French ɔrdɔnɑ̃s) /

noun

the proper disposition of the elements of a building or an artistic or literary composition
an ordinance, law, or decree, esp in French law

Word Origin for ordonnance

C17: from Old French ordenance arrangement, influenced by ordonner to order