ordinance
/ˈɔːdɪnəns/
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Also seen as: ordinances
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
NounRegister: US
Examples
Enactive. Expositive. / Art. 57. XIII 2. The Registrative, or say Recordative: exercised, by the arrangements and operations, by which, in conformity to corresponding ordinances and mandates, the accounts, given at different periods by the exercise of the statistic function, are kept in contiguity,
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Noun
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “ordinance” mean?
A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
Is “ordinance” formal or informal?
ordinance is generally US.