ordinario

Ordinario is a term used in several Romance languages, especially Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, with the core meaning of ordinary, standard, or routine. In everyday language, it functions as an adjective describing something that is regular or commonplace. Etymologically, ordinario derives from Latin ordinarius, from ordo "order," indicating regular sequence or regular status. As such, it appears in various formal registers, including law, administration, and religion, to denote someone or something that has ordinary or customary authority or function.

In music, the term ordinario is used in sheet music to indicate that performers should resume the normal manner of playing after a deviation such as a ritardando, accelerando, or a virtuosic display. It can also appear as tempo marking tempo ordinario or a tempo ordinario, meaning the music should proceed at the regular tempo and style.

In the Catholic Church and related ecclesiastical contexts, ordinario (often translated as "ordinary" in English) refers to a prelate who has ordinary jurisdiction over a defined jurisdiction, such as a diocesan bishop or a territorial archbishop. The term can also apply more broadly to any church authority who exercises ordinary government of a territory or group, as opposed to extraordinary or delegated authority.

Outside of specialized contexts, ordinario simply functions as the standard form of the word ordinary in Romance languages, appearing in descriptions of routine procedures, ordinary meetings, ordinary income, and other generic uses.