noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of ordren to order
: the act, an instance, or the result of ordering: as
a. : management , regulation
determined to have the ordering of things in its hands — John Buchan
b. : mode or product of ordering : arrangement
the polity is a certain ordering of the inhabitants of the polis — C.H.McIlwain
the distinction between the two orderings of knowledge — C.W.Berenda
c. : the process of applying water to tobacco either as steam, moist air, or spray to make it soft and pliable for handling