THIRD ORDER


Meaning of THIRD ORDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized T&O

Date: 1629

1. : an organization composed of lay people living in secular society under a religious rule and directed by a religious order

2. : a congregation especially of teaching or nursing sisters affiliated with a religious order

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.