/ ɔːˈdeɪn; NAmE ɔːrˈd-/ verb
1.
ordain sb (as) (sth) to make sb a priest, minister or rabbi :
[ vn - n ]
He was ordained (as) a priest last year.
[also vn ]
—see also ordination
2.
( formal ) ( of God, the law or fate ) to order or command sth; to decide sth in advance :
[ v that ]
Fate had ordained that they would never meet again.
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (also in the sense put in order ): from Anglo-Norman French ordeiner , from Latin ordinare , from ordo , ordin- row, series, rank.