noun ordnance; cannon.
2. ordinance ·noun rank; order; station.
3. ordinance ·noun an established rite or ceremony.
4. ordinance ·noun orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
5. ordinance ·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.