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      ordinary
      noun
      A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
      (ecclesiastical, law) A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
      (law) A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation.
      Something ordinary or regular.
      (heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
      An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace.
      (now Scotland, Ireland) The usual course of things; normal condition or health; a standard way of behaviour or action.
      (Christianity) A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed.
      A book setting out ordinary or regular conduct.
      (Christianity, especially Catholicism) A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of a liturgy, especially of Mass.
      The part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is the same every day
      (Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Ordinary (“those parts of the Mass which are consistent from day to day”). [The part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is the same every day]
      (obsolete) A courier; someone delivering mail or post.
      (now historical) The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death.
      (obsolete) Customary fare, one's regular daily allowance of food; (hence) a regular portion or allowance.
      (now chiefly historical) A meal provided for a set price at an eating establishment.
      (now archaic, historical) A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
      (now historical) A penny farthing bicycle.
      (obsolete) A devotional manual; a book setting our rules for proper conduct.
      adjective
      (law, of a judge) Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
      Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
      Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
      (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, informal) Bad or undesirable.
      Roots
      ordoordin- · Latin · order, arrangement
      Synonyms for ordinary
      subordinaryadjaverageadjworkadayadjunremarkableadjcommonplaceadjunexceptionaladjeverydayadjmundaneadjusualadjnormaladjquotidianadjcommonadjhumdrumnregularadjbanaladjcustomaryadjtypicaladjplebeianadjextraordinaryadjprosaicadjuncommonadjwontedadj
      Words related to ordinary
      banausicadjextramundaneordinarinessncommonplacenessnunexceptionallyadvusualnessnmundanitynplebbyadjmundanenessncommonnessnsupermundanenormallyadvcharacterlessadjeverymannprosaismnuncommonnessnprosaicnessnmundanelyadv

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