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Webster 1913 Edition

Ordonnance

Or′don-nance

,
Noun.
[F. See
Ordinance
.]
(Fine Arts)
The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
Their dramatic
ordonnance
of the parts.
Coleridge.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ordonnance

OR'DONNANCE

,
Noun.
In painting, the disposition of the parts of a picture, either in regard to the whole piece or to the several parts.

Definition 2024

ordonnance

ordonnance

See also: ordonnancé

English

Noun

ordonnance

  1. (art) The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
    • Coleridge
      Their dramatic ordonnance of the parts.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

ordonnance f ‎(plural ordonnances)

  1. (medicine) prescription
  2. (law) order, decree
  3. (law) ordinance

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Etymology

From French. See ordinance.

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