redemptory

[ ri-demp-tuh-ree ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to redemption; redemptive.

  2. redeeming; saving: a redemptory act.

Origin of redemptory

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; redempt(ion) + -ory1

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