Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ordain
Ordain
ordain
v.tr. 1 confer holy orders on; appoint to the Christian ministry (ordained him priest; was ordained in 1970). 2 a (often foll. by that + clause) decree (ordained that he should go). b (of God, fate, etc.) destine; appoint (has ordained us to die). Derivatives ordainer n. ordainment n. Etymology: ME f. AF ordeiner, OF ordein- stressed stem of ordener f. L ordinare f. ordo -inis order
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verb Etymology: Middle English ordeinen, from Anglo-French ordener, ordeiner, from Late Latin ordinare, from Latin, to put in order, appoint, from ordin-, ordo order Date: 14th century transitive verb to invest officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority, 2. to establish or order by appointment, decree, or law ; enact , destine, fore~, intransitive verb to issue an order, ~er noun ~ment noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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