ordinary

¹or·di·nary

noun \ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē\

plural or·di·nar·ies

Definition of ORDINARY

1

a (1) : a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group (2) : a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals b : a judge of probate in some states of the United States

2

often capitalized : the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day

3

: the regular or customary condition or course of things —usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary

4

a British : a meal served to all comers at a fixed price b chiefly British : a tavern or eating house serving regular meals

5

: a common heraldic charge (as the bend) of simple form

Origin of ORDINARY

Middle English ordinarie, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius, from Latin ordinarius, adjective

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with ORDINARY

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