Order by virtue of superior authority; decree:
— The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews.

synonym: enact.

Roget 924: be due etc. adj.. to, be the due etc. n.. of; have right to, have title to, have claim to; be entitled to; have a claim upon; belong to etc. (property) 780.    deserve, merit, be worthy of, richly deserve.    demand, claim; call upon for, come upon for, appeal to for; revendicate^†, reclaim; exact; insist on, insist upon; challenge; take one's stand, make a point of, require, lay claim to, assert, assume, arrogate, make good; substantiate; vindicate a claim, vindicate a right; fit for, qualify for; make out a case.    give a right, confer a right; entitle; authorize etc. 760; sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot.    give every one his due etc. 922; pay one's dues; have one's due, have one's rights.    use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution.    ... show more

Roget 963: legalize; enact, ordain; decree etc. (order) 741; pass a law, enact a regulation; legislate; codify, formulate; regulate.   

Roget 755: commission, delegate, depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize etc. (permit) 760.    put in commission, accredit, engage, hire, bespeak, appoint, name, nominate, return, ordain; install, induct, inaugurate, swear in, invest, crown; enroll, enlist; give power of attorney to.    employ, empower; set over, place over; send out.    be commissioned, be accredited; represent, stand for; stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, stand in the shoes of.    ... show more

Roget 741: command, order, decree, enact, ordain, dictate, direct, give orders.    prescribe, set, appoint, mark out; set a task, prescribe a task, impose a task; set to work, put in requisition.    bid, enjoin, charge, call upon, instruct; require at the hands of; exact, impose, tax, task; demand; insist on etc. (compel) 744.    claim, lay claim to, revendicate^†, reclaim.    cite, summon; call for, send for; subpoena; beckon.    issue a command; make a requisition, issue a requisition, promulgate a requisition, make a decree, issue a decree, promulgate a decree, make an order, issue an order, promulgate an order etc. n.; give the word of command, give the word, give the signal; call to order; give the law, lay down the law; assume the command etc. (authority) 737; remand.    be ordered &c.; receive an order etc. n.. ... show more

Roget 976: create, move, uphold, preserve, govern &c.; atone, redeem, save, propitiate, mediate, &c.; predestinate, elect, call, ordain, bless, justify, sanctify, glorify &c.. ... show more

Appoint to a clerical posts:
— He was ordained in the Church.

synonyms: consecrate, order, ordinate.

Roget 995: call, ordain, induct, prefer, translate, consecrate, present.    take orders, take the tonsure, take the veil, take vows.   

Invest with ministerial or priestly authority.

Issue an order.