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 States2often capitalized : the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day3: the regular or customary condition or course of things —usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary4 aBritish : a meal served to all comers at a fixed price bchiefly British : a tavern or eating house serving regular meals5: a common heraldic charge (as the bend) of simple form