— ordonnant , adj.
/awr"dn euhns/ ; Fr. /awrdd daw nahonns"/ , n. , pl. ordonnances /-dn euhn siz/ ; Fr. /-daw nahonns"/ .
1. the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
2. an ordinance, decree, or law.
[ 1635-45; ordenance ORDINANCE, by influence of donner to give ]