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(architecture) one of the three styles of Greek architecture (or a style developed from the original three by the Romans)

a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"

a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"

assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"

a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"

assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"

(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order"

established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

place in a certain order; "order these files"

bring order to or into; "Order these files"

make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

Of intellectual notions or ideas, like the topics of a discource.

Of periods of time or occurrences, and the like.

Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition; as, the house is in order; the machinery is out of order.

The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion.

Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly.

That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and orders of the senate.

A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.

Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the like; as, orders for blankets are large.

A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or division of men in the same social or other position; also, a distinct character, kind, or sort; as, the higher or lower orders of society; talent of a high order.

A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the Order of the Bath; the Franciscan order.

The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing.

An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.

The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression.

Rank; degree; thus, the order of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its equation.

To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.

To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.

To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.

To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

To give orders; to issue commands.

An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; - often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

Of intellectual notions or ideas, like the topics of a discource.

Of periods of time or occurrences, and the like.

Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition; as, the house is in order; the machinery is out of order.

The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion.

Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly.

That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and orders of the senate.

A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.

Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the like; as, orders for blankets are large.

A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or division of men in the same social or other position; also, a distinct character, kind, or sort; as, the higher or lower orders of society; talent of a high order.

The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing.

An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.

The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression.

Rank; degree; thus, the order of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its equation.

To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.

To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.

To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.

To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

To give orders; to issue commands.

A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the of the Bath; the Franciscan order.

An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; - often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.

Of material things, like the books in a library.

A decision issued by a court. It can be a simple command--for example, ordering a recalcitrant witness to answer a proper question--or it can be a complicated and reasoned decision made after a hearing, directing that a party either do or refrain from some act. For example, following a hearing, the court may order that evidence gathered by the police not be introduced at trial; or a judge may issue a temporary restraining order. This term usually does not describe the final decision in a case, which most often is called a judgment.

Method or state of regular arrangement; settled way of doing something; as, an order of worship; right working condition; as, the machine is in good order; rule; regulation; command; as, to issue or obey an order; class; as, an order of plants; rank; as, the order of nobility; a religious fraternity; as, an order of monks; public quiet or observance of law; as, order in the streets; a commission for something; as, an order for groceries: holy orders, the three orders (bishop, priest, deacon), of the Christian ministry.

To regulate or manage; command; conduct; direct; to give a command for.

To give a command or order.

Orderliness.

Orderliness.

Regular arrangement: method: proper state: rule: regular government: command: a class: a society of persons: a religious fraternity: a scientific division of objects: (arch.) a system of the parts of columns:-pl. the Christian ministry.

To arrange: to conduct: to command.

To give command.

Orderliness.

To command; put in order; regulate.

Methodical arrangement; tranquillity; settled rule; working condition.

A command; usage.

A class, as of society; a group superior to a genus.

An honor conferred.

The clerical office.

A style of architecture.

In zoological classification, the division just below the class (or subclass) and above the family; denoted by the termination -idia.

A group; a genus.

Regular arrangement; quiet; rule; command; a class or society.

To arrange; command.

Regular or methodical arrangement; proper state; adherence to rule laid down; settled mode of proceeding or working; regularity; mandate; regulation; rank; class; division of men; a religious fraternity; care; a division intermediate between a class and a family; a system of several members, ornaments, and proportions of columns and pilasters, as the Tuscan, Doric, Ionie, Corinthian, and Composite.

To regulate; to methodize; to conduct; to command; to manage.

To give command. Order of battle, the arrangement and disposition of the different parts of an army for action. Regimental orders, such orders as proceed immediately from a commanding officer for the observance of the regiment. Holy orders, the Christian ministry. Order of the day, prearranged order of business. To take orders, to be ordained.

Methodical arrangement; regularity; established method or process; proper state; a law; a command; rank or class; a society or fraternity; a division of animals or plants between class and genus; in arch., one of the five principal methods employed by the ancients in constructing and ornamenting the columns of an edifice-these were the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.

Orders, or holy orders, in the Episcopal Ch., the three orders of the Christian ministry, but usually understood as applying to deacons and priests.

To regulate; to direct or command; to manage; to give directions to.

Any group of organisms closely allied, ranking between the family and the class.

n. [Latin] Regular arrangement ; methodical or systematic disposition of things ;— customary mode of procedure ;— established process ;— usual course or succession ;— regular government ; general tranquillity ;— a regulation ; a standing rule ;— a particular injunction ; a command ; a mandate ;— necessary measures or care ;— a commission to make purchases or supply goods ; a direction , in writing, to pay money ;— a rank or class of men in a community or in society; a privileged or dignified grade ;— a religious fraternity ;— in the Episcopal Church, the office of bishop, priest, or deacon ;— in the Church of Rome, one of the seven ranks of holy orders ;— one of the five principal methods recognized by the ancients for constructing and ornamenting the columns of an edifice ;— one of the well-marked divisions of a class, including in itself families and genera ;— a group or collection of allied individuals more comprehensive than a genus.