Orderite
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of orderite; a member of a specified (real or notional) Order (for example, the United Order or the New World Order). alt-of
"In his admirable monograph, Leonard J. Arrington has given a new slant to this experiment. Here are the facts and figures, the letters, the problems, the attitudes of both the Orderites and their neighbors."
- 2 A member of an order. rare
"The separation created a situation where “the orderites would have their dances in one building, and the outsiders would have their dances in another hall.”"
Example
More examples"In his admirable monograph, Leonard J. Arrington has given a new slant to this experiment. Here are the facts and figures, the letters, the problems, the attitudes of both the Orderites and their neighbors."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Order + -ite.
Etymology 2
From order + -ite.
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