the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders;
"the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"
双语例句
1. Judging the legality of the ordinance is within the province of the courts.
判决这条法令是否合法是由法院来决定的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The French Foreign Legion was founded by a Royal Ordinance, written on a small piece of official Prench War Office notepaper dated March 9 th, 1931.