DSL - DOST   Ordinar, -er, a. (adv.) Also: -are, -air(e, -ire, ordynar(e, ordenar(e, -air, -er, ordainer.  [e.m.E. ordinar (1517), but appar. chiefly Sc., OF. orden-, ordinaire, L. ordinrius: cf. ORDINARY.]
    1. Belonging to the regular or usual order; according to the established rule; occurring in the fixed or customary sequence; regular, normal, customary, usual. (1)  The ordynar costis not rakynit; 1498 Halyb. 133.  To the provest ane hundreth merkis ... by the ordinar fie [for] the sustentatioun of iiij seruandis; 1520 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 201.  1539 Reg. Privy S. II. 457/1.  The ordinar feyes of gunnares and otherres handlarris of monitioun; 1546 Treas. Acc. IX. 33.  1560 Ib. XI. 11; etc.  The portar sal ... ryng dayly ... at sax to the lesson public, befor viij twys to the ordinar lection; Buch. Wr. ii.  That suche ordinar almous as hath beene appointed ... by long consuetude may be payed to the poore; 1575 Calderwood III. 352.  And had ane ordinar stipend of the commownis thairfoir; 1576 Orkney Oppress. 19.  I being impeschit vith my daylie and ordinar vocation; 1581 Hamilton in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 82/6.  Gif ve admit thame be the impositione of handis or onie vther ceremonie vsit in ordinar calling; 1581 Burne Disput. in Ib. 157/21.  Thay ar not to be estemit laufull ministers in an weill reformit kirk quha ar not ordinarly callit. Ordinare vocatioun consisteth first in the inuart working of the halie spreit in the hart [etc.]; Fowler II. 50/12; Ib. 51/13.  [He] can hardlie entir ane langsum pley be the ordinare course of the law; 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 107.  That ... commendable provisioun of ordinar musick for recreatioun ... of thair princis; 1606 Acts IV. 298/2.  That the absents every ordinar day of the session be notit; 1608 Cramond Ch. Aberdour 6.  He findis the carrectar ... to aggrie euerie vay weth the chap of his ordinar wryting; 1609 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 108. xi. 2.  All infeftmentis ... ordourlie passit his heighnes caschet, registeris and ordinare seallis; 1609 Acts IV. 440/2.  Papistes ... have thair ordinar conventicles ... upoun the Sundayes; 1628 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 291.  Scot Narr. 228.  Ane handsen3ie ... maid to the wsse of the gildrie of the ordinar cullours of reid and yallow; 1634 Stirling Merch. Guild 51.  Spalding I. 176.  1664 Lamont Diary 175.  At the ordinar termes [supra till the ordinary terme]; 1674 Cunningham Diary 27.  Mackenzie Laws & C. ii. xviii. § 1.  His weife and familie is in ther ordinar helth; 1681 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. XXXVIII. 163.  What they baik att thair ordinar baiking or efter schott; 1684 St. A. Baxter Bks. 144.  Nothing less was intended than the gradual introduction of popery ... and that by all the ordinar jesuitical rules; Shields Grievances and Sufferings 13.  1698 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 325. (b)  This ordinair cowrse of the epact ... is interrupted euerie hundereth 3ere; King Cat. Sig. I. j.  [Which is the] ordinair place for criminall personis callit to thair tryall; 1600 Reg. Privy C. VI. 140.  For commovn tareing fra ... the ordinair examinatioun and catecheising; 1603 Dundonald Par. Rec. 42.  Your ordinair royall saitte at Londoun; 1617 Lett. to Jas. VI lxvi. (c)  The baxteris ... refusing to pay thame thair ordiner knaifschip; 1583-4 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 315.  For his ordiner furnissing of lorymer work; 1603 Treas. Acc. MS. 252.  Without seiking af ane meidwyfe or vther ordiner help; 1614 Crim. Trials III. 270.  We wer constraynit to vse the ordiner remeid; 1615 Highland P. III. 230.  The plaice of the ordiner beir mercattis; 1626 Edinb. B. Rec. VII. 20.  To be tane to the ordiner place of executioun; 1628 Justiciary Cases I. 96.  To joyne with the rest of the kingdome in the ordiner way of mentening our ... liberties; 1640 12th Rep. Hist. MSS. VIII. 25.  In thair ordiner apperrell usit at such a bussines; 1650 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 612.  Not befoir our ordiner justice or schiref courtis ... bot befoir ane new-incum committe-court; Spalding II. 59. (d)  To tak order concerning thair ordenar lawingis; 1608 Conv. Burghs II. 262.  Ordenar, ordener; 1642 S. Leith Rec. 38/2. (e)  Sum overtour quhairby Mr. Alexander micht be ... eased of ordainer preaching on the Thursday; 1642 S. Leith Rec. 39/1. (2)  As in proces of law ordinare; Hay I. 268/24.  In lawis ordinaire; Ib. /28.  The remissioun of the prince saufis him, quhethir it be extraordinare or ordinaire; Ib. 274/34.  In court ordynare; Ib. 276/8.  Ib. II. 33/28.  To his reward except his costis ordinare; 1473-4 Treas. Acc. I. 67.  1551 Reg. Cupar A. II. 70.  Summa of money for ... prouisioun ordinar & extraordinar; 1597-8 Household Bks. Jas. VI and Anne 31 Jan.  Collectour generall of the extentis, ordinar and extraordinare; 1634 Stirling B. Rec. I. 172.  To protest in a faire way ... is a course customeable, legall and ordinare; 1639 Remonstrance of Nobility 12. (3)  It is a thing very naturel and ordinare to a king; Fowler II. 83/25.  Ther was no collection for the poore at the tabel, as was ordinar; 1650 Lamont Diary 19.
    b. In various special applications, esp. legal.
    (1) Collatioun ordinar, regular induction to a benefice: see also COLLATIOUN n. 3.
    (2) Ordenare letters, lettres ordinar, a decree from one of the courts of `ordinary' jurisdiction, including that of the ecclesiastical `ordinary' (see ORDINAR n.1 1 b), as distinct from `letteres conforme' (LETTER n. 7 e) or `letters in the four formes' (LETTER n. 7 f) issued in support by the supreme court.
    (3) Applied to a judge having a regular and fixed jurisdiction as distinct from the supreme court and also from judges `in that part'; also applied to the jurisdiction of such a judge: see JUGE n. 6 b.
    (4) Applied to an ecclesiastical `ordinary' (ORDINAR n.1 1) or his authority or jurisdiction.
    (5) Applied to the regular lords of session as distinct from the `extraordinary' or `supernumerary' lords and to the `place' or office of such a lord of session; also applied to the lord of session who was taking his turn of sitting separately upon cases of first instance or `bills'. See also ORDINAR n.1 3, ORDINARY n. 2 (3), and LORD n. 14 b and c. (1)  That in all beneficiale materis that the Kingis letters past conformyt to the ordenare [sc. letters] ay and quhil the collacione ordenare war lauchfully reducit; 1498 Acta Conc. II. 272.  The quhilk Schir Jhone was present be the Kingis hienes to the sade parsonage in Knapdaile and has collacione ordenare and institucione gevin til him tharuppone; 1498-9 Ib. 293.  The collatioun ordinar of Williame, Bischop of Abirdene; 1565 Reg. Privy S. V. i. 617/1. (2)  Til haf our soverane lordis letters ... conformand to the ordenare letters past in this mater of before; 1498 Acta Conc. II. 260. ---  Ib. 272 (see (1) above). ---  To call all common priuilegit materis sic as horningis, ... lettres ordinar, giftis [etc.]; Instit. Ct. Sess. 1 b.  Doubill ordinare literes and anent the gevin of literes conforme thairto; Ib. 6 a. (3)  The bal3e ordinar may be ane arbitour o law; Reg. Maj. c. 38.  That all ciuile accionis ... be determytt ... befor the juge ordinaris, as justice, chaumerlane, schireffis [etc.]; 1487 Acts II. 177/2.  Ordenare; 1500 Acta Conc. II. 434.  My lord principale provest hes interponit his ordinar jurisdictioun and authoritie; 1514 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 146.  Our schireffis ordinaris hes na cougnicione upone the thingis done be our schireffis in that part; 1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 264.  That all judges ordinaire ... sick as the lords of the sessioun, shireffis [etc.]; 1560 Bk. Univ. Kirk 5.  [The bailies would] interpone thair authoritie ordinar quarterlie, for reddy paiment to be made; c 1580 Beale Fife Schools 116.  In maters of religion he is na ordinar iudge; Fowler II. 26/37.  As for the criminalls ... done within the sea-flud, the Admiral ... is judge propir and ordinair thairto; Welwod 79.  The presbiterie quhilk is ane ordiner judge in sic caissis; 1626 Justiciary Cases I. 50.  To geve my solemne oath judiciallie thairupon in ane fensit court befor ane ordinar judge; 1661 Irvine Deeds 12 Aug.  The shirref or other ordinar magistrat; 1672 Acts VIII. 71/1. (4)  The prelate ordinare wald curs him and deprive him bathe of office and beneficis; Hay I. 264/29.  A spirituall man ... [and] aucht ... To be remyt till my juge ordinare; Doug. Pal. Hon. 698.  Becaus they war not ordaned by the hie preasts quha had the ordinar ecclesiastical power; Fowler II. 51/7. (5)  Quare throw the haill nomber of the xv persones ordinar wilbe absent; Instit. Ct. Sess. 6 b.  Admissioun of Mr Patrik Waus ... in ordinar place of maister Robert Maitland; 1575-6 Waus Corr. 114.  And in case he failye thairin he sall leis his said ordinar place; 1588 Brunton & Haig 199.  Sevin of his ordiner counsaill sitting in jugement; 1593 Acts IV. 15/1.  Skene Reg. Maj. ii. 122 b.  Nane of there numer ethir ordiner or extraordiner salhave poware to heir causis ressoned in the uttirhouse ... except the ordiner lord quha salbe appoyntted oulklie to sit in the uttirhouse; Bisset I. 222/13.  Hope Major Pract. II. 26.  After the outcomeing of the ordinar lord to the utter-hous; 1649 Acts Sederunt ii. 58.  The clerk of the billis ... to offer no suspensioun to be past againes the payment of liquidat soumes to the lords nor to the ordinar lord upon the billis unless [etc.]; 1650 Ib. 63.
    c. Of one holding an office or engagement: Having a regular or permanent appointment, not temporary or occasional or otherwise irregular.
    In ordinar, into permanent service. (1)  Accepe [= except] penciones of our ordinar officaris; 1528 Acta Conc. MS. XXXVIII. 152.  The grit abuse and sleuth of the ordinar officeris; 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 145.  To the ordiner officers callit the mairis of the erledome of Ros and Ardmannoch; 1590-1 Exch. R. XXII. 143.  That ... thair salbe ane ordinar officiar appointit ... for the owersicht ... of the mettallis ... to be callit mr of the mettallis and minerallis; 1592 Acts III. 556/2.  To the four ordiner serjandis and officers of the said lordschip; 1593-4 Exch. R. XXII. 384. (2)  Other fyve hors disponit amanges the gunnarres ordinar to turs thair carage; 1547 Treas. Acc. IX. 88.  To Cloux Helyot [etc.] ... ordinar gunnaris; 1566 Mill Mediæv. Plays 343. (3)  To the baillie fie portar and vthir ordinar seruandis; 1562 Reg. Cupar A. I. 362.  3oure hienes ... sersouris, semlaris ... or vtheris ... ordinar seruandis; 1582 Conv. Burghs I. 148.  (4)  [There should be] besydis the principall, foure ordiner professowris or regentis; 1579 Dickinson Two Students at St. A. xxii.  Quhill God provide ane ordinar pastour to this kirk; 1582 St. A. Kirk S. 488.  Dischargeing any persoun by the ordinare watche to be fund passand throw the streitts ... after [etc.]; 1586 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 476.  Lyoun King of armes and his brether the  ordinar heraulds ; 1587 Acts III. 449/2.  Iconemus to the ordinar auditoris; 1602 Glasgow Univ. Mun. III. 552.  The three ordiner clerkis be thair courses sall serve in the utter-hous; 1604 Acts Sederunt ii. 37.  William Andersoun [etc.] ... , ordinar lyneris of the said bruche; 1607 Glasgow Prot. X. 134.  1616 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 142.  1621 Acts IV. 694/1.  And thair eftir the ordiner minister of the parochinhad refuiset to proclame thair bandis; 1629 Justiciary Cases I. 121.  Gardit with his ordinar English gard; Spalding I. 35.  For Barron wes not ane ordiner minister then in Aberdeen bot preichit ones in the 20 dayes; Ib. 151.  To the office of a ordinire advocate; 1667 Lauder Jrnl. 181.  Kirk beddall and ordinar bell man; 1681 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 12 Oct. (5)  Lord Barnard Stewart ... chamerlane ordinare to the ... King of France; Dunb. vii. head.  That all instrumentis ... be ... tane in the handis of the scribe and notar ordiner of the court or his deputtis; 1540 Acts II. 360/1.  Ane lettre ... makand him ane of his hienes massour ordinar; 1561 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 44 b.  [The bearer, admiral] deput ordiner; 1586 Cal. Sc. P. VIII. 351.  In absence of Dauid Forester thair commissioner ordiner; 1594 Conv. Burghs I. 446.  The Quein of Eingland ... hir ambassator ordinar; Melvill 278. (6)  Becaus he wes intrat in ordiner the last moneth and nocht tane allowance, iij li.; 1540 Treas. Acc. VII. 394.
    d. Ordinar pure, those officially registered as parish poor and receiving regular relief from the parish funds; also, an individual of this group.  The kirk hes ressauit ... James Foresyth as ordiner puir during his seiknes; 1574 Edinb. Kirk S. 15 Apr.  Thair was ane distribution maid out of the box to the ordiner poore of 48 s.; 1637 Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XII. 45.  1643 Sc. Ant. XIII. 32.  1651 Alyth Par. Ch. 90.  Thomas Cochran ... was inrolled among the ordinar poore; 1687 Cramond Kirk S. II. 3 July.
    e. Ordinar text, preaching, = ORDINAR n.1 6 b.  Maister George Clark ... to mak next, and maister Alexander Martein to add upon the ordinar text; 1613 Cramond Ch. Aberdour ??.  Mr. Patrick preached his ordinar preaching upon the twenty-eighth of Matthew; 1619 Sel. Biog. I. 80.
    2. Regular or frequent in attendance; (of some action or its actor) common, frequent, habitual, not irregular or intermittent. (1)  A register of all the ordiner auditouris cummand to the lessone; 1579 Acts III. 181/2.  Mr. Patrik Scharpe was his ordinar heirar and contubernall; Melvill 50.  Albeit sometymes he hantit the kirk ... yit he wes not an ordinair heirair; 1607 Elgin Rec. I. 229.  1626 Moray Synod 17.  1630 Ib. 27. (2)  And to keip ordinar watching and warding; 1594 Acts IV. 73/1.  That so ... they might reserue their dead friends extant to be ordinar accombents with them at their tables; Birnie Kirk-b. iv.  Where his thifts and stouthes wer most frequent and ordinar; 1631 Bk. Carlaverock II. 49.  This is ane ordinar phrase in scripture; Henderson Serm. 25.  Ane ordinar murmurer and complainer contraire the proceidings of the Estaites; 1641 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 140.  It is ordinar saying with the inhabitants, they can never be [etc.]; 16.. Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II. 222.  Baptissed ... be Maister Robert Lowrie, Bishop of Breechin and ane ordenair preacher in Edr.; 1676 Foulis Acc. Bk. lxiii.
    3. Of the common or usual kind, not special or exceptional; everyday, commonplace, ordinary. (1)  Some singular fruit, more then ordinare, is expected from him who hes some singular enduements, more then ordinar; Buch. in Knox II. 467.  The Lord dois all this be ordinar meinis and middis; Rollock Wks. I. 420.  Thy grieu's more great nor's ordinar to men; Garden Garden 47.  Your lordship's more then ordinar respect; 1637 Baillie I. 13. (2)  I leive to my brother my ordinar claythis quhilk I weir ilk day; 1607 Edinb. Test. XLIII. 259 b.  For beir, ordinar and extraordinar ... ij s.; 1621 Maxwell Mem. I. 326.  Made burgess for the keeping of the twa ordinar knox; 1625 Glasgow Burgesses 63.  Ane hundreth ordinar muskats of an boar; 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 16.  Persones of mean ... conditionne quho ar buried in the ordinar place of buriall; 1649 Ib. 108.  And before 1 Oct. ... they [trees] were hygher than any ordinar man; 1654 Lamont Diary 79.  Quhen we wilbe in the shap of crowes, we will be larger than ordinar crowes; 1662 Crim. Trials III. 611.  Fellows that carryes 2 buckets tied to an ordinair punchion gir; 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 68.  Three matts ... ordinar writting peaper; 1681 Blackness Customs 49 b.  To put Mr. Carstaires in the ordinar irons; 1684 Bk. O. Edinb. C. IX. 145.
    4. adv. In the ordinary way; regularly, habitually; commonly, ordinarily.  That, in the cheife burrowstounes, ther be teaching ordinar 4 tymes in the weik; 1586 Bk. Univ. Kirk 659.  And ordinar at night What he had hard ... He haunted to repeat; Garden Elphinstoun 365.  The stop of trade here ... hes made this people much poorer than ordinare; 1641 Baillie I. 313.