ordo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrdō. Doublet of order.

noun

  1. (music) A musical phrase constructed from one or more statements of one modal pattern and ending in a rest.
  2. (Roman Catholicism) A calendar which prescribes the Mass and office which is to be celebrated each day.
  3. (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below classis and above familia.
  4. an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy

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