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ordinariness

Variant of ordinary

noun pl. ordinaries

    1. an official having jurisdiction within a specified area by right of the office he or she holds; esp., a bishop having such jurisdiction within his or her own diocese
    2. ☆ in some states, a judge of probate
  1. Brit.
    1. a set meal served regularly at the same price
    2. an inn, tavern, etc. where such meals are served
  2. an early type of bicycle with one large wheel, and a smaller one behind
  3. Eccles.
    1. the form to be followed in a service
    2. the parts of the Mass that are fixed or relatively unvarying; common
  4. Heraldry any one of the basic heraldic devices, as bend, fess, etc.

adjective

  1. customary; usual; regular; normal
    1. familiar; unexceptional; common; average
    2. relatively poor or inferior; below average
  2. having immediate, not delegated, jurisdiction, as a judge

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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