ORDONNANCE

Etymology

Noun

ordonnance

(art) The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.

Source: Wiktionary


Or"don*nance, n. Etym: [F. See Ordinance.] (Fine Arts)

Definition: The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole. Their dramatic ordonnance of the parts. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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