Ordain - Definition

v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King
ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the
legislature enacted this law in 1985" [syn: ordain,
enact]
2: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
[syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order]
3: invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister
was ordained only last month"
4: issue an order