Ordinary

(or'din-a-re.) [ From L. ordinar i us, usual.] (Eccl.) In the Roman Catholic Church, a bishop of the diocese.-(Eng. Law.) An ecclesiastical judge-a bishop, as judge in his diocese; an archbishop, for the purpose of appeal, in his province.-(Her.) A portion of the escutcheon, included between straight or other lines; it should comprise the fifth part of the shield. The chief O. in common use are the pale, fe e, bend, bar, saltier, chevron, and cro . They are generally,but not nece arily, bounded by straight lines. If the lines are serrated, the O. is indented; other deviations from the straight line are termed ing railed, invected, . When an O. has two sides, but is varied only on the upper, it is said to be supering railed, super invected, .; if only on the lower, sub ing railed, sub invected, . [s. 667]