rescissory

[ ri-sis-uh-ree, -siz- ]

/ rɪˈsɪs ə ri, -ˈsɪz- /

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adjective

serving to rescind.

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Origin of rescissory

1595–1605; <Late Latin rescissōrius pertaining to revoking or rescinding; see rescission, -tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rescissory

non·re·scis·so·ry, adjectiveun·re·scis·so·ry, adjective

Words nearby rescissory

reschedule, rescind, rescinded, rescissible, rescission, rescissory, rescript, rescue, rescue dog, rescue grass, rescue mission

How to use rescissory in a sentence

Parliament met by royal authority and passed a General Act Rescissory, which rendered void all acts passed since 1638.
An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)|Robert S. Rait

British Dictionary definitions for rescissory

rescissory

/ (rɪˈsɪsərɪ) /

adjective

having the power to rescind

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