n.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r-d ə - ˌ ner- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -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 U.S.
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