(ôr·dān′)v.t. 1. To order or decree; enact; establish. 2. To predestine; destine: said of God, fate, etc. 3. To invest with ministerial or priestly functions. See synonyms under INSTALL, INSTITUTE.[<OF ordener <L ordinare order <ordo, -inis an order] —or·dain′ernoun
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