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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordered}; p pr & vb n. {Ordering}.] [From {Order}, n.] 1. 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 him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps. 1. 23. Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton. 2. To give an order to to command; as to order troops to advance. 3. To give an order for to secure by an order as to order a carriage; to order groceries. 4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry. These ordered folk be especially titled to God. --Chaucer. Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. {Order arms} (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought to a position with its but resting on the ground; also the position taken at such a command. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ordered adj 1: having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule "an ordered sequence" [ant: {disordered}] 2: marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life" [syn: {orderly}, {regulated}] 3: disposed or placed in a particular kind of order "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace" [syn: {arranged}] [ant: {disarranged}] 4: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation" [syn: {consistent}, {logical}, {orderly}]
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