Ōr′der-ly1, a.
a. 1. Conformed to order; methodical; regular.
Orderly proceeding will divide our inquiry into our forefathers’ day, and into our own time. Milton.
Sense 2. Observant of order, method, or rule; hence, quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; orderly cattle.
Sense 3. Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. “An orderly . . . march.” Clarendon.
Sense 4. Being on duty; as, orderly officer, the officer of the day. “The intelligence conveyed by the aids-de-camp and orderly-men.” W. Scott.
Orderly book (Mil.), a book for every company, in which the sergeants write general and regimental orders. — Orderly sergeant, a non-commissioned officer, or a soldier, appointed to wait upon generals or other officers, to communicate orders and carry messages; —called also orderly. [U. S.] Scott.