Main Entry: ¹or·di·nary

Pronunciation: \ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural or·di·nar·ies

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

Date: 14th century

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