I. ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē noun
( 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 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
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English ordinarie, from Latin ordinarius, from ordin-, ordo order
Date: 15th century
1. : of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine , usual
an ordinary day
2. : having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction ; also : belonging to such jurisdiction
3.
a. : of common quality, rank, or ability
an ordinary teenager
b. : deficient in quality : poor , inferior
ordinary wine
Synonyms: see common
• or·di·nar·i·ly ˌȯr-də-ˈner-ə-lē adverb
• or·di·nar·i·ness ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē-nəs noun