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in ordinary

1. In regular or active service (to another person). Primarily heard in UK. I'm the counsel in ordinary to the prime minister—please let me through! There must be a chaplain in ordinary around here—it is a hospital, after all. No, you've seen him before—he's the physician in ordinary to the king.
2. Of a naval vessel, not currently being used. No, that ship is in ordinary these days—it needs some extensive repairs. It's been decades since my naval service, so I can't imagine that my ship is still in ordinary. Engine trouble. That's why she's in ordinary now.
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