Orderly /(?)/

Or·der·ly

Orderly

a.
  1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.
  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.
  4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.

Phrases & Compounds
Orderly book
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.
Orderly room
The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried.
Orderly sergeant
the first sergeant of a company.

Orderly

adv.
  1. According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
    You are blunt; go to it orderly.

Orderly

n.

pl. Orderlies

  1. A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service. (Mil.)
    Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace.
  2. A street sweeper. [Eng.]