invitatory

[ in-vahy-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ɪnˈvaɪ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

serving to invite; conveying an invitation.

Words nearby invitatory

invisible man, invisible man, the, invisible shadow, invitation, invitational, invitatory, invite, invitee, inviting, invocate, invocation

Origin of invitatory

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin invītātōrius, equivalent to invitā(re) to invite + -tōrius -tory¹

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Examples from the Web for invitatory

A second weekly official was the antiphoner, whose duty it was to read the Invitatory at Matins.
English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet

British Dictionary definitions for invitatory

invitatory

/ (ɪnˈvaɪtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

serving as or conveying an invitation

noun plural -tories

any of various invitations to prayer, such as Psalm 95 in a religious service

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