orderly officer

orderly officer
Mil. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
[1765-75]

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  • Orderly book — Orderly Or der*ly, a. 1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Orderly sergeant — Orderly Or der*ly, a. 1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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