Ordinary (Noun)
Meaning 1
A clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A judge of a probate court.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The ordinary of the estate was responsible for managing the deceased's assets until the will was probated.
- As the ordinary, it was her duty to ensure that the estate's taxes were paid on time.
- The court appointed a new ordinary to oversee the distribution of the estate's assets after the original one resigned.
- The ordinary was required to provide a detailed accounting of the estate's expenses to the court every six months.
- In the absence of a will, the ordinary would follow the state's intestacy laws to distribute the estate's assets.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
The expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Meaning 4
An early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.