(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

established customary state (especially of society)

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

a condition of regular or proper arrangement

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

a formal association of people with similar interests

a body of rules followed by an assembly

a group of person living under a religious rule

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

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

the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement