Definitions for ordonnanceˈɔr dn əns; Fr. ɔr dɔˈnɑ̃s; -dn ən sɪz; Fr. -dɔˈnɑ̃s

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or•don•nanceˈɔr dn əns; Fr. ɔr dɔˈnɑ̃s; -dn ən sɪz; Fr. -dɔˈnɑ̃s(n.)(pl.)-don•nanc•es

  1. the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.

    Category: Architecture, Fine Arts, Literature

Origin of ordonnance:

1635–45; < F, alter. of OF ordenanceordinance , by influence of donner to give


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prescription(verb)

a doctor's (usually written) instructions for the preparing and taking of a medicine

He gave me a prescription to give to the chemist.

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