Synonyms for
ordinary
A person with authority
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All Definitions for Ordinary

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1A person with authority
2Authority, ordinance.
3A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
4A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation.
5Something ordinary or regular.
6One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
7An ordinary person or thing
8Something commonplace.
9The usual course of things
10Ormal condition or health
11A standard way of behaviour or action.
12A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed.
13A book setting out ordinary or regular conduct.
14A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of a liturgy, especially of Mass.
15Having regular jurisdiction
16Ow only used in certain phrases.
17Being part of the natural order of things
18Ormal, customary, routine.
19Having no special characteristics or function
20Everyday, common, mundane
21Often deprecatory.
22Bad or undesirable.
23A courier
24Someone delivering mail or post.
25The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death.
26Customary fare, one's regular daily allowance of food
27(hence) a regular portion or allowance.
28A meal provided for a set price at an eating establishment.
29A place where such meals are served
30A public tavern, inn.
31A penny farthing bicycle.
32A devotional manual
33A book setting our rules for proper conduct.
34The part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is the same every day
35Alternative letter-case form of Ordinary (“those parts of the Mass which are consistent from day to day”). [The part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is the same every day]

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