v. 25B6; verb
the Church of England voted to ordain women : CONFER HOLY ORDERS ON, appoint, anoint, consecrate.
the path ordained by God : PREDETERMINE, predestine, preordain, determine, prescribe, designate.
he ordained that anyone hunting in the forest was to pay a fine : DECREE, rule, order, command, lay down, legislate, prescribe, pronounce.