ordain
verb
[ ɔːˈdeɪn ]
• make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.
• "he was ordained a minister before entering Parliament"
• order (something) officially.
• "equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes"
Similar:
decree,
rule,
order,
command,
enjoin,
lay down,
set down,
establish,
fix,
enact,
legislate,
dictate,
prescribe,
pronounce,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘put in order’): from Anglo-Norman French ordeiner, from Latin ordinare, from ordo, ordin- (see order).
