| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Affirming; maintaining.[Websters]
2. Being militant. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being affirmative or confirmative. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb assertorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (assertorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective assertory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ASSERTORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references) |
| Etymology:Assertory \As*sert"o*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression assertorius, from asserere.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ASSERTORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Affirming; maintaining. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: ASSERTORY
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Assertory covenant | Law | ASSERTORY COVENANT. One by which the covenantor affirms that a certain fact is in a particular way, as that the grantor of land is lawfully seized; that it is clear of encumbrances, and the like. If the assertion is false, these covenants are broken the moment that the instrument is signed. See 11 S. & R. 109, 112. (references) | |
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