standing order

A regulation that is in force until it is specifically changed or withdrawn, as in The waiters have standing orders to fill all glasses as they are emptied. This idiom began life in the mid-1600s as standing rule; the word order began to be used about 1800 for such military orders and gradually was extended to other areas.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VladimÍR	-	Czech, Slovak
Lochlainn	-	Irish
Klaudija	-	Croatian
Ese	AY-sə	Frisian
Gayle	[geil]
Xolani	-	Southern African, Zulu