order
or-der · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
The arrangement or disposition of things in relation to each other.
- 2.
A state in which everything is in its correct place.
- 3.
An authoritative command or instruction.
- 4.
A request for goods or services.
- 5.
A social class or rank.
- 6.
A religious community following a particular rule.
- 7.
To give an authoritative command.
- 8.
To request goods or services.
- 9.
To arrange systematically.
Forms
plural: orders
Related words
Etymology
From Old French ordre, from Latin ordo (genitive ordinis) meaning "row, line, rank, series, arrangement." The word entered English in the 13th century. The commercial sense of requesting goods developed in the 16th century.