dimissory

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

adjective

dismissing or giving permission to depart.

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

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Examples from the Web for dimissory

Historical Examples of dimissory

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)
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British Dictionary definitions for dimissory

dimissory

adjective

granting permission to be ordaineda bishop's dimissory letter

granting permission to depart

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