ordinariness
Variant of ordinary
noun pl. ordinaries
- 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
- ☆ in some states, a judge of probate
- Brit.
- a set meal served regularly at the same price
- an inn, tavern, etc. where such meals are served
- an early type of bicycle with one large wheel, and a smaller one behind
- Eccles.
- the form to be followed in a service
- the parts of the Mass that are fixed or relatively unvarying; common
- Heraldry any one of the basic heraldic devices, as bend, fess, etc.
adjective
- customary; usual; regular; normal
- familiar; unexceptional; common; average
- relatively poor or inferior; below average
- having immediate, not delegated, jurisdiction, as a judge
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