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ordain
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Derivatives :
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ordainer
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ordainment
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- ordain
[ɔː'deɪn]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to consecrate (someone) as a priest; confer holy orders upon
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2.
vt.
[may take a clause as object]
to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably
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3.
vt.
[may take a clause as object]
to order, establish, or enact with authority
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4.
vt.
[obsolete]
to select for an office
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5.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Anglo-Norman ordeiner, from Late Latin ordinare, from Latin ordo order
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