ordinary

(ôrˈdn-ĕrˌē)

1. Commonly encountered; usual. See Synonyms at common.
2. a. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average.
   b. Of inferior quality; second-rate.
3. Having immediate rather than delegated jurisdiction, as a judge.
4. Mathematics Designating a differential equation containing no more than one independent variable.

1. The usual or normal condition or course of events: Nothing out of the ordinary occurred.
2. Law
   a. A judge or other official with immediate rather than delegated jurisdiction.
   b. The judge of a probate court in some states of the United States.
3. often Ordinary Ecclesiastical
   a. The part of the Mass that remains unchanged from day to day.
   b. A division of the Roman Breviary containing the unchangeable parts of the office other than the Psalms.
   c. A cleric, such as the residential bishop of a diocese, with ordinary jurisdiction over a specified territory.
4. Heraldry One of the simplest and commonest charges, such as the bend and the cross.
5. Chiefly British
   a. A complete meal provided at a fixed price.
   b. A tavern or an inn providing such a meal.

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• orˌdi·narˈi·ness noun