ETYM From Old Eng. ordenance, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. Related to Ordinance.
(Homonym: ordinance).
Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and devices used in war.
Prvobitno: svaka ratna sprava uopšte; docnije: topovi, topništvo, rod vojske naoružan topovima.
Rod vojske kome je osnovno naoružanje topovi (fr.)
military stores or supplies; artillery.