ordinary

ordinary
or•di•nar•y
[[t]ˈɔr dnˌɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. -nar•ies
1) of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional
2) cvb plain or undistinguished
3) cvb somewhat inferior or below average; mediocre
4) customary; usual; normal
5) (of jurisdiction) immediate, as contrasted with that which is delegated
6) (of officials) belonging to the regular staff or the fully recognized class
7) the commonplace or average condition, degree, etc.:
ability far above the ordinary[/ex]
8) something regular, customary, or usual
9) rel the service of the Mass exclusive of the proper
10) rel (formerly, in England) a member of the clergy appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
11) rel a bishop, archbishop, or other ecclesiastic or his deputy, in his capacity as an ex officio ecclesiastical authority
12) law (in some U.S. states) a judge of a court of probate
13) brit. a complete meal at a restaurant or inn with all courses included at one fixed price
14) a restaurant, public house, or dining room serving all customers the same standard meal or fare
15) a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind
16) her a simple, common heraldic charge, as the chevron
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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < L ōrdinārius regular, of the usual order. See order or′di•nar`i•ness, n. syn: See common

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • ordinary — or·di·nary adj: of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events; broadly: of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Ordinary — • Denotes any person possessing or exercising ordinary jurisdiction Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ordinary     Ordinary     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Ordinary — Or di*na*ry, n.; pl. {Ordinaries} ( r[i^]z). 1. (Law) (a) (Roman Law) An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation. (b) (Eng. Law) One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ordinary — Or di*na*ry, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis, order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.] 1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. The ordinary forms of law. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Common; customary; usual. Shak. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ordinary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with no distinctive features; normal or usual. 2) (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. ► NOUN (pl. ordinaries) 1) (Ordinary) those parts of a Roman Catholic service,… …   English terms dictionary

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  • ordinary — Shortened designation for ordinary mail …   Glossary of postal terms

  • ordinary — [adj1] common, regular accustomed, customary, established, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, humdrum*, natural, normal, popular, prevailing, public, quotidian, routine, run of the mill*, settled, standard, stock, traditional,… …   New thesaurus

  • ordinary — [ôrd′ n er΄ē] n. pl. ordinaries [OFr & ML: OFr ordinarie < ML(Ec) ordinarius < L, an overseer, orig., orderly, regular < ordo,ORDER] 1. a) an official having jurisdiction within a specified area by right of the office he or she holds;… …   English World dictionary

  • ordinary — adj *common, familiar, popular, vulgar Analogous words: *usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed Antonyms: extraordinary Contrasted words: *abnormal, atypical, aberrant: *exceptional: *irregular …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ordinary — 1. noun At common law, one who had exempt and immediate jurisdiction in causes ecclesiastical. Also a bishop; and an archbishop is the ordinary of the whole province, to visit and receive appeals from inferior jurisdictions. Also a commissary or… …   Black's law dictionary

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