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Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of Orange-Nassau (Orde van Oranje-Nassau), Dutch civilian order of chivalry founded 4 April 1892 under Queen Regent Emma; six classes from Member to Knight Grand Cross; rewards longstanding service to society, the State, or the Royal House, ranking after the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
The Order of Ouissam Alaouite is a Moroccan order of merit established by Sultan Moulay Youssef on 11 January 1913, awarded for heroism or meritorious service.
Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
The Order of Preachers (Orden de Predicadores), commonly called the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order founded by Saint Dominic in 1216 for preaching and the salvation of souls.
Order of precedence
Order of precedence: ranked placement of officials, chiefly diplomats, at ceremonies. Ruled by VCDR 1961 (classes, seniority by credential date), codifying the 1815 Vienna and 1818 Aix-la-Chappelle settlements that ended precedence quarrels.
Order of precedence in England and Wales
Order of precedence in England and Wales: the ranked sequence for royal family, peers, officers of state, and clergy at ceremonies, based on the 1539 Precedence Act and the 1595 Ordinance, with peers of England outranking Scottish, British, Irish, and UK peers.
Order of Prince Henry
Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante D. Henrique), Portuguese national order of merit founded 1960 for the 500th anniversary of Prince Henry the Navigator's death; six grades plus medals, Grand Collar for heads of state.
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers (ORT) was a North American labor union for railroad telegraphers, train dispatchers, and station agents, founded in 1886 and peaking at about 100,000 members.
Order of reaction
The order of a chemical reaction is the exponent on a reactant's concentration in the experimentally determined rate law, with the overall order the sum of these exponents.
Order of Saint Augustine
The Order of Saint Augustine, historically the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine and called the Austin friars, is a Catholic mendicant order formed in 1256.
Order of Saint Basil the Great
The Order of Saint Basil the Great (OSBM) is a monastic order of the Greek Catholic Church, founded in 1617 and principal order of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, chartered by Queen Victoria on 14 May 1888, is a British royal order of chivalry that runs St John Ambulance, the Jerusalem Eye Hospital, and charities in 44 countries.
Order of Saint Lazarus
The Order of Saint Lazarus is a Christian order of chivalry headquartered in Madrid, descended from a medieval leper order, though the Holy See does not recognize the link.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG, KCMG, CMG) is a British order of chivalry founded in 1818 for Malta and the Ionian Islands, motto Auspicium Melioris Aevi, now honouring diplomats and UK service overseas, chapel at St Paul's Cathedral.
Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. Andrew (Орден Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного): Russia's highest state decoration, founded by Peter I in 1698, abolished after the revolution, restored 1 July 1998; blue saltire cross on double-headed eagle, motto "For Faith and Loyalty".
Order of St. George
Order of St. George (Орден Святого Георгия), Russia's highest military order, founded by Catherine II in 1769, four classes for officers' battlefield distinction, abolished 1917, restored 2000, first modern awards 2008.
Order of St. Gregory the Great
The Order of St. Gregory the Great, a papal order of knighthood founded by Gregory XVI on 1 September 1831, rewards lay service to the Church; fourth of five pontifical equestrian orders, with civil and military divisions.
Order of succession
Order of succession: the fixed sequence of heirs to a throne or office. Covers primogeniture types (male-preference, agnatic/Salic, absolute), elective monarchy, tanistry, evidence that primogeniture reduced depositions among 961 European monarchs, and UK, Japanese, and Liechtenstein succession law.
Order of the Arrow
Order of the Arrow (OA, Wimachtendienk), Scouting America's national honor society, founded July 16, 1915 by E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson at Treasure Island camp; Ordeal, Brotherhood, and Vigil honors; over 95,000 members.
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Order of the Aztec Eagle (Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca), Mexico's highest order for foreigners, created December 29, 1933 by President Abelardo L. Rodríguez; awarded by the Foreign Ministry for services to Mexico or humanity, with grades from Collar to Insignia.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I in 1725, awarded for exemplary military and civil service.
Order of the Black Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle (Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler), Prussia's highest order of chivalry, founded 17 January 1701 by Elector Frederick III before his coronation; motto Suum Cuique; house order of the Hohenzollerns since 1918.
Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire: British order of chivalry founded by George V on 4 June 1917 for civilian war service, first honour open to women; five classes GBE to MBE plus BEM; most UK honours appointments.
Order of the Chrysanthemum (菊花章)
Order of the Chrysanthemum (大勲位菊花章, Daikun'i Kikka-shō), Japan's highest order: Grand Cordon 1876, Collar 1888, chrysanthemum-and-rising-sun design, conferred by the Emperor on imperial princes, former prime ministers, and foreign heads of state.
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is the American legal honor society electing the top 10 percent of graduating law students with 75 percent graded coursework; founded 1907 at Northwestern, merged 1912, named for medieval English serjeants-at-law.
Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour (CH): British Commonwealth honour founded 4 June 1917 by George V alongside the Order of the British Empire; limited to 65 members, awarded for sustained contributions to arts, science, medicine, or government, confers no title.
Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Dannebrog (Dannebrogordenen), Danish order of chivalry instituted by Christian V in 1671, tied to the 1219 Lyndanisse flag legend, reformed in 1808 into multiple classes, six grades today, women admitted since 1951.
Order of the Dragon
Order of the Dragon (Societas Draconistarum), chivalric order founded 12 December 1408 by Sigismund of Luxembourg and Barbara of Cilli in Hungary to defend the Cross against Ottomans and heretics; source of Vlad II Dracul's name and thus Dracula.
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star, also called OES, is a Masonic-affiliated fraternal organization for Master Masons and their female relatives, founded in 1850 by Rob Morris, with the General Grand Chapter formed in 1876.
Order of the Elephant
The Order of the Elephant (Elefantordenen) is Denmark's oldest and highest order of chivalry, founded by Christian I around 1457, revived by Frederik II in 1580, with statutes of 1693; awarded mainly to royalty and heads of state.
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in 1348, is Britain's oldest and most senior order of chivalry: the Sovereign plus 24 Knights and Ladies Companion, motto Honi soit qui mal y pense, chapel St George's Windsor.