dimissory

[ dim-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee ]

/ ˈdɪm əˌsɔr i, -ˌsoʊr i /

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adjective

dismissing or giving permission to depart.

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Origin of dimissory

1425–75; late Middle English: a dimissory letter <Late Latin dīmissōrius, equivalent to Latin dīmitt(ere) to send away, release (see demit¹, demit²) + -tōrius-tory¹

Words nearby dimissory

diminishing returns, diminishing returns, law of, diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, dimissory, Dimitrios I, Dimitrov, Dimitrovo, dimity, dim matter

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How to use dimissory in a sentence

He therefore gave his candidates dimissory letters to the Bishop of Lincoln.
Edward Hoare, M.A.|Edward Hoare
And that will give letters dimissory to your members, to depart from you to the Churches of the Anabaptists?
A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry|Ministers and Elders of the London Provinciall Assembly
Dimissory, dim′is-or-i, adj. sending away or giving leave to depart to another jurisdiction.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dimissory

dimissory

/ (dɪˈmɪsərɪ) /

adjective

granting permission to be ordaineda bishop's dimissory letter

granting permission to depart

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