ordain
     v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King
          ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews";
          "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" [syn: {enact}]
     2: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
        [syn: {consecrate}, {ordinate}, {order}]
     3: invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister
        was ordained only last month"
     4: issue an order
Source: WordNet® 2.0