1. To order that an action be taken. 2. To authorize the use of something. 3. To claim a right of use, to claim an easement upon land based upon a history of usage. To assert a right or title to the enjoyment of a thing, on the ground, of having hitherto had the uninterrupted and immemorial enjoyment of It. To direct; define; mark out In modern statutes relating to matters of an administrative nature, such as procedure, registration, etc, it is usual to indicate in general terms the nature of the proceedings to be adopted, and to leave the details to be prescribed or regulated by rules or orders to be made for. that purpose in pursuance of an authority contained in the act.