ordinary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun a judge of a probate court
  2. noun the expected or commonplace condition or situation
  3. noun a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

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”).

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