Definition of "ordo" in Englisch

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