What does ordonnance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word ordonnance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ordonnance in French.

The word ordonnance in French means prescription, order, ruling, layout, disposition, batman, orderly, arrange, organize, authorize, prescription medicine, medication sold without prescription, flag lieutenant, summary penalty order, over-the-counter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ordonnance

prescription

nom féminin (prescription médicale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin m'a fait une ordonnance.
The doctor wrote me a prescription.

order, ruling

nom féminin (droit (acte, décision) (Law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tribunal a rendu une ordonnance de non-lieu.
The court's ruling was that the case should be dismissed.

layout, disposition

nom féminin (disposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ordonnance des couverts est codifiée.
The layout of place settings is codified.

batman, orderly

nom masculin et féminin (secrétaire particulier d'un officier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque officier de l'état-major a son ordonnance.
Every staff officer has his or her orderly.

arrange, organize

verbe transitif (ordonner, disposer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les élèves ordonnancent les animaux selon leur espèce.

authorize

verbe transitif (donner l'ordre de payer) (payment)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'agent comptable n'a pas encore opéré les paiements que mon service a ordonnancés.

prescription medicine

nom masculin (médicament en vente non libre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

medication sold without prescription

nom masculin (médicament vendable sans prescription)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flag lieutenant

nom masculin (officier subalterne d'intendance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les officiers d'ordonnance transmettent les messages, notamment les ordres.

summary penalty order

nom féminin (jugement simplifié et rapide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ordonnance pénale est une décision du juge du tribunal de police portant condamnation à une amende.

over-the-counter

locution adjectivale (qu'on peut acheter sans ordonnance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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