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Synonyms
or·dain (ôr-dāń)

[Middle English ordeinen, from Old French ordener, ordein-, from Latin ōrdināre, to organize, appoint to office, from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order.]

transitive verb: -dained, -dain·ing, -dains. 

    1. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on.
    2. To authorize as a rabbi.
  2. To order by virtue of superior authority; decree or enact.
  3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: by fate ordained. See synonyms at dictate

derivatives

or·daińer
noun
or·daińment
noun