one's house in order

: a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home

: a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal

: a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids

: to provide with living quarters or shelter

: to store in a building

: to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see ¹house)

: to put in order : arrange

: to give an order to : command

: destine, ordain

: a group of people united in a formal way: such as

: a fraternal society

: a community under a religious rule