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| or·dain [ awr dáyn ] (past and past participle or·dained, present participle or·dain·ing, 3rd person present singular or·dains) |
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1. make religious appointment: to appoint somebody officially as a priest, minister, or rabbi
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2. command formally: to order or establish something formally, especially by law or by some other authority
 laws of commercial transactions that had long been ordained by the government
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| [13th century. Via Old French ordener< Latin ordinare "set in order" < ordo "order"] |
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| or·dain·er noun |
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