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ordinance

n. 1. A Command or order; a law or regulation, especially by a city government.
2. A custom or practice established by tradition, especially a religious rite.


In 1944, A Mexican ordinance abolished the siesta, the practice to closing business and offices during midday.
A Muslim ordinance requires that believers fast between sunrise and sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.

ORDO,ORDINIS
< L. "order," "series," "row," "line"
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.----Aristotle
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