Pronunciation: - ' o ̇ r-d ə rd
Function: adjective
Date: 1589
1 : having an orderly procedure or arrangement <a well-ordered household>
2 : partially ordered with every subset containing a first element and exactly one of the relationships “ greater than ” , “ less than ” , or “ equal to ” holding for any given pair of elements
– well-or · der · ing \ - ' o ̇ rd-ri ŋ , - ' o ̇ r-d ə - \ noun