English Dictionary: orderly | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orderly \Or"der*ly\, adv. According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly. You are blunt; go to it orderly. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orderly \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orderly \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. [bd]An orderly . . . march.[b8] --Clarendon. 4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders. [bd]Aids-de-camp and orderly men.[b8] --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. |