| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dimissorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dimissorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dimissory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIMISSORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dimissory \Dim"is*so*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression dimissorius: compare to the French expression dimissoire. See Dimit.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIMISSORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction. A letter dimissory, is one given by a bishop to a candidate for holy orders, having a title in his diocese, directed to some other bishop, and giving leave for the bearer to be ordained by him.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Literature | Dimissory A letter dimissory is a letter from the bishop of one diocese to some other bishop, giving leave for the bearer to be ordained by him. (Latin, di-matto, to send away.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Granting permission to be ordained. A bishop's dimissory letter. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Granting permission to depart. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: DIMISSORY
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Letters dimissory | (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and recommending him for reception there. --Hook. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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