in civil law, is any judge invested with authority to take cognizance of causes in his own right, and not by deputation.

Ordinary, or honourable Ordinary, in heraldry, a denomination given to certain charges properly belonging to that art. The honourable ordinaries are ten in number; viz. the chief, pale, bend, fesse, bar, cross, saltier, chevron, bordure, and orle. For which see the articles Chief, Pale, &c.

ORDINATES. See Conic Sections.