sanatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sanatory
1825–35; < Late Latin sānātōrius healthful, equivalent to Latin sānā ( re ) to heal (derivative of sānus sane ) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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There is another among these petitions to the Lord Mayor and corporation, worthy of notice, in connection with sanatory law.
From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various
The city of London has, until within a few years, been backward, in this sanatory movement.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
Similarly, the mares who win races as fillies, are not allowed to waste their strength in being ridden or driven, but are tended under sanatory conditions for the sole purpose of bearing offspring.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Sir Francis Galton
In his absolute ignorance of all sanatory measures, he had thrown himself on his knees to pray; and if prayers—true prayers—might succour his poor wife, of such succour she might be confident.
From Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope
Then come what are called sanatory measures, by which we understand an improved system of sewerage, and a larger supply of water to the inhabitants of the towns.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
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