ORDINARY

Ordinary

An ordinary is an officer of a church or civic authority who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute laws.

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ordinary

Noun

  1. A devotional manual.
  2. A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.
  3. A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
  4. A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.
  5. A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
  6. One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
  7. An ordinary thing or person.
  8. A penny-farthing bicycle.

Adjective

  1. Having regular jurisdiction (of a judge; now only used in certain phrases).
  2. Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
    On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.
  3. Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).
    I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica.
    He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder.
  4. Bad or undesirable.


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