Ordinance

The word ordinance (French ordonnance, " command ", " arrangement " ) has in military parlance at different times different meaning ( and / or composition ):

The battle formation of armies, especially the foot soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, see ordinance ( battle order )
The Regulations for the equipment of military units, see Rule
One issued to soldiers as a personal piece of equipment weapon, see Ordonnanzwaffe
The listing of the soldiers are entitled to food, see Verpflegungsordonnanz
Usually a junior officer, who shall be assigned to a higher-ranking officer in prominent service position for special use, see Ordonnanzoffizier
A soldier who is reassigned to serve as a waiter in officer and NCO homes, see the officers' mess
A soldier who shall be provided with an officer in person, see boy # orderly
In Switzerland name for all official equipment, see Ordonnanzmaterial

In the non- military sector ordinance has the following meaning:

Decree of the king or regent of France before the Revolution of 1789 ( in contrast to the edict ) and after the final abdication of Napoleon 1815.
Legal norm with laws similar value in Belgium, which was passed by the Parliament of the Brussels -Capital Region (French ordonnance, Dutch. Ordonnantie ).