1. (v. t.) To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.

2. (v. t.) To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.

3. (v. t.) To set apart for an office; to appoint.

4. (v. t.) To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.