Or"der*ly, a. 1.
Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly
course or plan. Milton.
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.
Shak.
Or"der*ly, n.; 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.
