Ordain

·vt To set apart for an office; to Appoint.

II. Ordain ·vt To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to Regulate; to Set; to Establish.

III. Ordain ·vt To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.

IV. Ordain ·vt To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to Constitute; to Decree; to Appoint; to Institute.