ordonnance

[ awr-dn-uhns; French awr-daw-nahns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural or·don·nanc·es [awr, -dn-, uh, n-siz, aw, r, -daw-, nahns].

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

ordonnance

/ ɔrdɔnɑ̃s; ˈɔːdənəns /

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

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

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

In the general arrangement, in the ordonnance, late Gothic caprice and fantastic love of the unforeseen rule triumphant.

The ordonnance of April 15, 1694, reveals the broad character of this "General" Hospital.

Sportsmen may learn that partridge shooting was prohibited between March 15th and July 15th by an ordonnance of MM.

The same variety is found in the arrangement, or ordonnance, of the columns, both in the interior and exterior of their buildings.

These companies of ordonnance have ever been regarded as the foundation of the French standing army.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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