ordinance

ordinance is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
2. noun. A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.
3. noun. An established rite or ceremony.
4. noun. Rank; order; station.
5. noun. Ordnance; cannon.
6. noun. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

   "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"

   Synonyms: ordination

7. noun. a statute enacted by a city government
8. noun. an authoritative rule

   Synonyms: regulation

Synonyms

ordination, regulation

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ordinance:

cerdonian

Common word forms

ordinances

Words from these letters

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