ordinary
- ordinary
ordinary (
adj.)
mid-
15c., "
belonging to the usual order or course,"
from O.Fr. ordinarie,
from L. ordinarius "
customary, regular, usual, orderly,"
from ordo (
gen. ordinis) "
order" (
see ORDER (
Cf. order) (
n.)).
Various noun usages,
dating to late 14c.
and common until 19c.,
now largely extinct except in out of the ordinary (
1893).
In British education,
Ordinary level (
abbrev.
O level), "
lowest of the three levels of General Certificate of Education,"
is attested from 1947.
Related: Ordinarily.
Etymology dictionary.
2014.
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Look at other dictionaries:
ordinary — or·di·nary adj: of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events; broadly: of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Ordinary — • Denotes any person possessing or exercising ordinary jurisdiction Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ordinary Ordinary † … Catholic encyclopedia
Ordinary — Or di*na*ry, n.; pl. {Ordinaries} ( r[i^]z). 1. (Law) (a) (Roman Law) An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation. (b) (Eng. Law) One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordinary — Or di*na*ry, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis, order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.] 1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. The ordinary forms of law. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Common; customary; usual. Shak. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ordinary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with no distinctive features; normal or usual. 2) (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. ► NOUN (pl. ordinaries) 1) (Ordinary) those parts of a Roman Catholic service,… … English terms dictionary
ordinary — Shortened designation for ordinary mail … Glossary of postal terms
ordinary — [adj1] common, regular accustomed, customary, established, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, humdrum*, natural, normal, popular, prevailing, public, quotidian, routine, run of the mill*, settled, standard, stock, traditional,… … New thesaurus
ordinary — [ôrd′ n er΄ē] n. pl. ordinaries [OFr & ML: OFr ordinarie < ML(Ec) ordinarius < L, an overseer, orig., orderly, regular < ordo,ORDER] 1. a) an official having jurisdiction within a specified area by right of the office he or she holds;… … English World dictionary
ordinary — adj *common, familiar, popular, vulgar Analogous words: *usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed Antonyms: extraordinary Contrasted words: *abnormal, atypical, aberrant: *exceptional: *irregular … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ordinary — 1. noun At common law, one who had exempt and immediate jurisdiction in causes ecclesiastical. Also a bishop; and an archbishop is the ordinary of the whole province, to visit and receive appeals from inferior jurisdictions. Also a commissary or… … Black's law dictionary
