Both Uses of
ordinance
in
Julius Caesar
- Why all these things change from their ordinance,
Their natures, and preformed faculties
To monstrous quality;--why, you shall find
That Heaven hath infused them with these spirits,
To make them instruments of fear and warning
Unto some monstrous state.p. 39.4 *ordinance = normal course
- These couchings and these lowly courtesies
Might fire the blood of ordinary men,
And turn pre-ordinance and first decree
Into the law of children.†p. 97.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(ordinance as in: passed the ordinance) a rule or law -- typically enacted by city government
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, ordinance can refer to a religious rite or to an authoritative command.