- 3. Regulation, rule, canon, prescription, law, standing rule.
- 4. Regular government, public tranquillity, peace, quiet, discipline.
- 5. Mandate, precept, injunction, command, direction, instruction.
- 6. Rank, class, grade, degree, kind.
- 7. (Bot.) Family, tribe.
- 8. (Zoöl.) Sub-class, subordinate class.
- 9. Fraternity, society, brotherhood, community, class.
- 10. Commission, direction.
- 11. Succession, sequence.
Order, v. a.
- 1. Regulate, arrange, systematize, adjust, methodize.
- 2. Manage, conduct, carry on.
- 3. Command, instruct, direct, bid, require, give an order to.
- 4. Ordain.
Orderly, a.
- 1. Regular, methodical, systematic.
- 2. Peaceable, quiet, well-behaved.
- 3. Well-regulated.
Orders, n. pl. Holy orders, office of the Christian ministry, the sacred profession, ecclesiastical office.
Ordinance, n.
- 1. Decree, edict, law, enactment, statute, rule, regulation, command, prescript, order, appointment.