ordinaire

Old French

noun
Definitions
  • a diocesan church official
  • (law) judge ordinary
  • (Antiquity) ordinarius, a Roman soldier
  • ordainer; one who may confer a title
  • (Christianity) ordinary (book, manual)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrdinārius (orderly, regular, ordinary).

Origin

Latin

ōrdinārius

Gloss

orderly, regular, ordinary

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