Ordinance

Ordinance can mean:
*A law made by a non-sovereign body such as a city council or a colony.
*In some countries, including India, France (ordonnance), Switzerland and Germany (Verordnung), a regulation adopted by the executive in a domain normally reserved for statute law after the authorization of parliament.
*A piece of internal regulation in a university
*That which is ordained or decreed by fate or a deity.
*An event of special significance in Baptist and other Congregational Christian churches, such as the Lord's Supper or Baptism
*An important ritual within Mormonism

It should not be confused with ordnance, which describes ammunition, explosive devices and similar items. See also Ordnance Survey (mapmakers); Master-General of the Ordnance.

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