well-ordered

adjective

well-or·​dered ˈwel-ˈȯr-dərd 

1

: having an orderly procedure or arrangement

a well-ordered household

2

: partially ordered with every subset containing a first element and exactly one of the relationships "greater than," "less than," or "equal to" holding for any given pair of elements

well-ordering

ˈwel-ˈȯrd-riŋ

-ˈȯr-də- 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1