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Webster 1913 Edition
Orderly
Or′der-ly
,Adj.
1.
Conformed to order; in order; regular;
as, an
. orderly
course or planMilton.
2.
Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly;
as,
orderly
children; an orderly
community.3.
Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.
“An orderly . . . march.” Clarendon.
4.
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
“Aids-de-camp and orderly men.” Sir W. Scott.
Orderly book
(Mil.)
, a book for every company, in which the general and regimental orders are recorded.
– Orderly officer
, the officer of the day, or that officer of a corps or regiment whose turn it is to supervise for the day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, etc.
Farrow.
– Orderly room
. (a)
The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried.
(b)
The office of the commanding officer, usually in the barracks, whence orders emanate.
Farrow.
– Orderly sergeant
, the first sergeant of a company.
Or′der-ly
,adv.
According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
You are blunt; go to it
orderly
. Shakespeare
Or′der-ly
,Noun.
pl.
Orderlies
. 1.
(Mil.)
A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.
Orderlies
were appointed to watch the palace. Macaulay.
2.
A street sweeper.
[Eng.]
Mayhew.
Webster 1828 Edition
Orderly
OR'DERLY
, a.1.
Methodical; regular2.
Observant of order or method.3.
Well regulated; performed in good order; not tumultuous; as an orderly march.4.
According to established method.5.
Not unruly; not inclined to break from inclosures; peaceable. We say, cattle are orderly.Orderly book, in military affairs, a book for every company, in which the sergeants write general and regimental orders.
Orderly sergeant, a military officer who attends on a superior officer.
OR'DERLY
,adv.