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ordainment

ordainment

9.9
An official rule made by a ruler or council
  • noun
  • /ɔrˈdeɪnmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : decreto
  • The council issued an ordainment to regulate trade within the city walls.

Examples

  • The king's ordainment established new laws for the entire kingdom.

  • According to the ancient ordainment, only nobles could own land in that region.

  • The king issued an official ordainment for the new laws.

  • The ordainment of the new bishop took place last Sunday.

  • The king issued an ordainment that all citizens must pay taxes by the end of the month.

  • In historical documents, an ordainment often referred to a royal decree establishing laws.

  • The ancient ordainment required all subjects to attend the yearly festival in honor of the harvest.

Synonyms

commandment
vsordainment
141 6.7

An important rule given by a religious or moral leader

is secular and archaic rather than primarily moral or religious
ordinance
vsordainment
  • Formal
92 6.7

An official rule made by a local government

is more archaic, not limited to local government laws
fiat
vsordainment
  • Formal
34 8.5

An official order that a government or person in power gives

is the older term stressing formal orders in past contexts
edict
vsordainment
  • Formal
27 7.2

An official order from a person or government in power that people must follow

is more archaic and emphasizes historical or formal rule
imperial decree
vsordainment
  • Formal
1 8.4

An official order from an emperor or ruler that people must follow

is a broader historical term not restricted to sovereign issuers
decretive
vsordainment
  • Archaic
9.9

An official order made by someone in power

is a historical formal order term used in older contexts
decretum
vsordainment
  • Archaic
9.9

A formal official order given by a church or court

is similar but used more generally and historically
mandatum
vsordainment
  • Archaic
9.9

A formal order from an official used in law or religion

is older sounding and often appears in historical texts
firman
vsordainment
  • Archaic
9.9

A written official order from a ruler, often in the Ottoman Empire

is the general archaic term beyond any single empire

How Official

edict
  • Formal
27 7.2
ordainment
  • Archaic
9.9
to mandate
  • Formal
169 4.9
decree
  • Formal
80 5.7
instruction
455 1.2

Surface Forms

ordination singular
ordinations plural

Morphology

ordainment = ordain (transparent) = ordain + ment

Formed by the productive suffix '-ment' added to 'ordain', yielding the action/result of ordering; meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Ordainment comes from the verb ordain, which traces back to Latin ordo meaning 'order' or 'arrangement'. So an ordainment is a formal 'order' or rule issued by someone in authority.