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Search phrase: ordain

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King JohnKJ III.i.250Out of your grace, devise, ordain, imposeOut of your grace, deuise, ordaine, impose
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.288.2Thus I ordain it,Thus I ordaine it,

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Glossary

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appointordain, set up, establish
awardadjudge, ordain, decree
enactdecree, ordain, enter in the records
ordainappoint, establish, institute
ordainfate, destine, decree

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ordainappoint
ordainaward
ordainenact

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ORDAINBASICordain v, ordinance n, ordinant adj
ORDAINTIMEpreordained adj, pre-ordinance n
ORDINANCEBASICsee ORDAIN
PREORDAINBASICsee ORDAIN

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