ordinary

Definition

A person with authority; authority, ordinance.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ordenarie, ordenaire et al., Middle French ordinaire, and their source, Medieval Latin ordinarius, noun use of Latin ōrdinārius (“regular, orderly”), from ōrdō (“order”).

Example Sentences

• "I […] will lay to till you come within hail […] but pray respond by the first ordinary."
• "He died with pious composure and resolution. I have just seen the Ordinary that attended him."
• "In short, Mr. Jolter could give a very good account of the stages on the road, and […] was a connoisseur in ordinaries, from twelve to five and thirty livres […]."