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monitory

[ mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.
giving monition.

noun, plural mon·i·to·ries.

Also called monitory letter. a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition.

RELATED WORDS

admonishing, admonitory, advisory, warning, wise

Nearby words

  1. moniter,
  2. monition,
  3. monitor,
  4. monitor versus merrimack,
  5. monitorial,
  6. monitress,
  7. moniz,
  8. moniz, egas,
  9. monk,
  10. monk seal

Origin of monitory

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin monitōrius reminding, warning, equivalent to moni- (see monitor) + -tōrius -tory1
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British Dictionary definitions for monitory

monitory

/ (ˈmɒnɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective Also: monitorial

warning or admonishinga monitory look

noun plural -ries

rare a letter containing a monition
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Word Origin and History for monitory

monitory

adj.

late 15c., from Latin monitorius "admonishing," from monitus, past participle of monere (see monitor (n.)).

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