noun. An authoritative command or order.

noun. A custom or practice established by long usage.

noun. A Christian rite, especially the Eucharist.

noun. A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.

noun. Ordering; disposition; arrangement.

noun. Orderly disposition; proper arrangement; regular order; due proportion.

noun. Order; rank; dignity; position.

noun. Preparation; provision; array; arrangement.

noun. An appliance; an appointment; an arrangement; equipment: as, ordinance of war; hence, specifically, cannon; ordnance. See ordnance.

noun. Established state or condition; regular or established mode of action; proceeding as regulated by authority.

noun. Regulation by authority; a command; an appointment; an order; that which is ordained, ordered, or appointed; a rule or law established by authority; edict; decree, as of the Supreme Being or of Fate; law or statute made by human authority; authoritative regulation.

noun. Eccles., a religious ceremony, rite, or practice established by authority: as, the ordinance of baptism.

noun. In architecture, arrangement; system; order: said of a part or detail as well as of an architectural whole.

noun. Synonyms Edict, Decree, etc. See law.

To arm with ordnance.

noun. Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.

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.

noun. An established rite or ceremony.

noun. Rank; order; station.

noun. Ordnance; cannon.

noun. a local law or regulation.

noun. a religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church.

noun. an authoritative rule

noun. a statute enacted by a city government

noun. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

"[UPDATE: Meant to include this paragraph, but then completely forgot; thanks to David Gerstman (Soccer Dad) for the reminder:] I think this ordinance is also applicable in incorporated towns or cities in the County, since Montgomery County is the same sort of art."

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