Ordinaries

Its "ordinaries" -- church jargon for a bishop with full authority -- will "usually be appointed from among former Anglican clergy" and may be either an unmarried bishop or a married priest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus when the Holy See is vacant, the ordinaries are the College of Cardinals and the cardinal camerlengo; when a diocese the chapter and also the vicar capitular, and in general the interimary administrator; so, too, the vicar, for religious orders. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

These faculties are no longer accorded only to the bishop in his own person but to the ordinaries, that is to say, to the bishop, to his successor, to the administrator pro tem of the diocese, and to the vicar general, to vicars apostolic, prefects, etc. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

"At the houses of entertainment called ordinaries into which a stranger went, he was presently followed by one appointed to that office who would thrust himself into his company uninvited, and if he called for more drink than the officer thought, in his judgment, he could soberly bear away, he would presently countermand it, and appoint the proportion beyond which he could not get one drop." ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

Josselyn complained bitterly that during his visit to New England in 1663 at "houses of entertainment called ordinaries into which a stranger went, he was presently followed by one appointed to that office who would thrust himself into his company uninvited, and if he called for more drink than the officer thought in his judgment he could soberly bear away, he would presently countermand it, and appoint the proportion beyond which he could not get one drop." ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

So I told all these things to the cardinal and then he said, "So, here’s what Rome proposes to you: We want a solution in which we solve the problem of bishops, bishops who would be ordinaries, that is, true bishops, maybe with dioceses, and priests and faithful." ❋ Unknown (2009)

He sometimes inspected the "ordinaries" and made complaint of any disorders which he there discovered, and gave in the names of "idle tiplers and gamers," and he could warn the tavern-keeper to sell no more liquor to any toper whom he knew or fancied was drinking too heavily. ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

In fully developed accounts of early bike races, hard-wheeled "ordinaries" (with a big front wheel) tangle with "safeties" (two equal-sized wheels), and Power Bars are a basket of broiled chicken with stale bread. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The one obvious omission, of course, is that if they were not here we would not have the problems that they are continually creating and the fact that they have direct contact with the Prime Minister while us ordinary folk are not even represented by this present breed of professional politicians, rankles us 'ordinaries' even more. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How do you see GE and would you buy more equity and if so would you consider a different class such as ordinaries as opposed to preferreds? ❋ Unknown (2009)

In its announcement Tuesday, the Vatican said its forthcoming Apostolic Constitution will contain provisions for ordaining married ex-Anglican priests, appointing unmarried former Anglican clergy as "ordinaries," or bishops, and allowing ex-Anglicans to retain their spiritual and liturgical identities after joining the Roman Catholic Church.

The old gang politicians 'phoney concern for investors and savers may make for' tough but caring 'conference speeches, but it's been deeply irrelevant to most' ordinaries 'for one simple reason: We don't have any stocks and shares; we don't have any investments or savings. ❋ Unknown (2008)

'ordinaries' .... robins and sparrows in particular, because they're cheerful; they sing and chirp and hop around and fly from tree to tree to ground or flit inside a bush. ❋ Unknown (2010)