ORDINARY

A term of the Civil Law for any judge has authority to take cognizance of causes in his own and not by delegation; used, in Englsh law, with reference to ecclesiastical judges only. Thus, a bishop is ord i in his own dioce ; an archbishop, for the purpose of Ordinary.in his province.In the Court of Se ion in Scotland, n single (by courtesy styled lord), who decides with or withoutnjury, as the case may be. There are five such judges: decisions may be brought by appeal under review of divisions of the court to which they respectively belong. Se ion, Coi-rt of. Ordinary. In the Navy, the establishment of the shipping not in actual service. Ordinary, in Heraldry, is a portion of the escutcheon between straight oi other lines. It is the simples: of charge: and many of the most ancient escutcheons known contnia no other hearing, although in others, of great antiquity, (he Ordinary itself is charged with bearings. An ordinary should, it is.-.aid, comprise fifth of the shield. The number of ordinaries in common use U considerable; among the chief are the pale, fe , bar, saltier, chevron, cro (which see). Ench of is usually bounded by straight lines; but the lines may also diversified in various manners. Thus, an Ordinary by serrated lines is said to be indented; bounded undulating lines, wary; and there are many other devia from the straight line, ns irgrailed, inverted, nrbuly, raynnmj, danritty, embattled or crene/ly, battled embattled, pa-U y, nnir/nl, levelled, rscartely, nowy, dovrtail, po When an ordinary has two sides, and is only varied the upper, it is said to be supering railed, super invected, if only on the lower, sub ing railed, . Ordinary, of New gate. The clergyman who officiates this prison is so called, whose duties consist in preaching rending prayers to the prisoners, preparing condemned to meet their fate, and in accompanying such to place of execution. [s. 873]