Noun
- 1. regulation, ordinance, rule, prescript
- usage: an authoritative rule
- 2. ordinance, legislative act, statute
- usage: a statute enacted by a city government
- 3. ordination, ordinance, appointment, assignment, designation, naming
- usage: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"
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