order
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• noun
The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.
"Please arrange the files in alphabetical order so they are easy to locate."
An authoritative command, direction, or instruction given by a person or body in authority.
"The judge issued a court order requiring the company to release the financial documents."
A request for food or drinks in a restaurant, or for goods to be made, supplied, or delivered, or the items themselves.
"The waiter took our order and promised the meal would be ready shortly."
A state in which laws, rules, and authority are obeyed and peaceful public harmony is maintained.
"Local authorities worked closely with community leaders to restore peace and order after the storm."
A society of monks, nuns, or knights living under the same religious, moral, or chivalric rule, or a principal taxonomic rank in biology below class and above family.
"The monastery was founded in the twelfth century by a contemplative religious order."
• verb
To give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
"The physician ordered the patient to rest for at least a week."
To request that something be made, supplied, or served, such as goods or a meal.
"We ordered fresh seafood and a salad from the evening menu."
To arrange or organize items methodically according to a particular criterion or sequence.
"The database automatically orders the entries by date of publication."
• Rhymes for order
Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, from Old French 'ordre', derived from Latin 'ordo' meaning a row, line of threads in a loom, rank, or regular arrangement.