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ordinary 1. Law having regular or ex officio jurisdiction 2. Maths (of a differential equation) containing two variables only and derivatives of one of the variables with respect to the other 3. Civil law a judge who exercises jurisdiction in his own right 4. an ecclesiastic, esp a bishop, holding an office to which certain jurisdictional powers are attached 5. RC Church a. the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day b. a prescribed form of divine service, esp the Mass 6. History a clergyman who visited condemned prisoners before their death How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To prevent, therefore, giving offence to their customers by any such disappointment, it hath been usual with the honest and well-meaning host to provide a bill of fare which all persons may peruse at their first entrance into the house; and having thence acquainted themselves with the entertainment which they may expect, may either stay and regale with what is provided for them, or may depart to some other ordinary better accommodated to their taste. He had heard that women often did care for ugly and ordinary men, but he did not believe it, for he judged by himself, and he could not himself have loved any but beautiful, mysterious, and exceptional women. In order to ascertain the real character of the government, it may be considered in relation to the foundation on which it is to be established; to the sources from which its ordinary powers are to be drawn; to the operation of those powers; to the extent of them; and to the authority by which future changes in the government are to be introduced. |
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