| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb cessionarily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cessionarily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cessionary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CESSIONARY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Cessionary \Ces"sion*a*ry\, adjective. [from Late Latin expression cessionarius, from cessionare to cede, from the Latin expression cessio: compare to the French expression cessionnaire. See Cession.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CESSIONARY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having surrendered effects; as a cessionary bankrupt.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
