ordinary
Cross references:
1. common
1. or.di.nary \'o.rd-*n-.er-e-\ n [ME ordinarie, fr. AF & ML; AF, fr. ML
ordinarius, fr. L ordinar]ius, adj. 1a1: a prelate exercising original
jurisdiction over a specified territory or group 1a2: a clergyman
appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminal s 1b: a judge of
probate in some states of the U.S. often cap 2: the parts of the mass
that do not vary from day to day 3: regular or customary condition or
course of things {nothing out of the ~} Brit 4a: a meal served to all
comers at a fixed price chiefly Brit 4b: a tavern or eating house serving
regular meals 5: a common heraldic charge (as the bend or chevron) of
simple form
2. ordinary aj [ME ordinarie, fr. L ordinarius, fr. ordin-, ordo order] 1:
to be expected : ROUTINE, NORMAL 2: having or constituting immediate or
original jurisdiction; also :: belonging to such jurisdiction 3a: of common
quality, rank, or ability 3b: POOR, INFERIOR 3c: lacking in refinement