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ordain

or·dain

UK/ɔːˈdeɪn/ US/ɔɹˈdeɪn/ fairly common

verb

1.

order by virtue of superior authority; decree

  • “The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”
  • “the legislature enacted this law in 1985”
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2.

appoint to a clerical posts

  • “he was ordained in the Church”
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3.

invest with ministerial or priestly authority

  • “The minister was ordained only last month”
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Origin

From Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”). Doublet of ordinate.

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