The Collaborative International Dictionary
Orderly \Or"der*ly\, a.
Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.
--Milton.Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.
Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. ``An orderly . . . march.''
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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.
The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried.
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The office of the commanding officer, usually in the barracks, whence orders emanate.
--Farrow.Orderly sergeant, the first sergeant of a company.
Usage examples of "orderly officer".
Feeling like a traitor, Charlie scribbled his signature on the bottom of the second page before handing in his report to the orderly officer.
I personally, with my adjutant, an orderly officer, and a runner, will go back into the pocket, to report to Army command and assist with operations.
She had a word with the Orderly Officer and he said she could see you.
All was still up here, but there was a dim light down in the hall, and through the banisters I could see two whitetunicked and helmeted sentries on the big double doors of the library, with their sabres drawn, and an orderly officer pacing idly about smoking a cigarette.
Well, at least warn us when he's on his way Sean grinned again and trudged on after his orderly officer, the folds of his great-coat flapping about his putteed legs and, for warmth, a silk scarf wrapped around his head beneath the soup-plate shape of his helmet.
But everyone in the box, at least, felt tightened nerves when rapid steps outside in the stone-flagged corridor, to the accompaniment of the ringing of spurs, heralded the entrance of an orderly officer, who came in and whispered hurriedly to the Governor.
He stopped and began to talk with an orderly officer of dragoons, who waited outside the inn, and it was then that I learned the advantage of the English which had been taught me.
So great was the urgency that by the time he had acknowledged the message, his orderly officer reported that a Beach King Air from Shakey’.
David Stern, the orderly officer then on duty, entered the quarters.