- ordain⇄noun ordainer.
- ordain⇄noun ordainment.
- ordain⇄ordain, transitive verb.
1. to pass as a law; order; decide; fix; appoint.
Ex. In some places the law ordains that convicted criminals shall go to prison. The eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained (Time).
(S - ordain⇄v.i. to command.