ordinance vs statute

ordinance and statute both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ordinance	Yes	No	No	No
statute	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, statute is a hypernym of ordinance; that is, statute is a word with a broader meaning than ordinance:

Other hypernyms of ordinance include legislative act.

ordinance (noun)	statute (noun)
the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders	an act passed by a legislative body
an authoritative command
a statute enacted by a city government

ordinance (adjective)	statute (adjective)
	enacted by a legislative body