Method is not less reguisite in ordinary conversation that in
writing.
Addison.
3. Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by superior
excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace;
inferior; of little merit; as, men of ordinary judgment; an ordinary
book.
An ordinary lad would have acquired little or no useful knowledge
in such a way.
Macaulay.
Ordinary seaman (Naut.), one not expert or fully skilled, and hence
ranking below an able seaman.
Syn. -- Normal; common; usual; customary. See Normal. -- Ordinary,
Common. A thing is common in which many persons share or partake; as, a
common practice. A thing is ordinary when it is apt to come round in
the regular common order or succession of events.
Or"di*na*ry, n.; pl. Ordinaries (-rz). 1. (Law) (a) (Roman Law) An
officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by
deputation. (b) (Eng. Law) One who has immediate jurisdiction in
matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the
bishop, or a clergyman appointed to perform divine service for
condemned criminals and assist in preparing them for death. (c) (Am.
Law) A judicial officer, having generally the powers of a judge of
probate or a surrogate.