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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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How to use dimissory in a sentence
He therefore gave his candidates dimissory letters to the Bishop of Lincoln.
Edward Hoare, M.A.|Edward HoareAnd 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 AssemblyDimissory, dim′is-or-i, adj. sending away or giving leave to depart to another jurisdiction.
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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