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† ˈtortionary, a. Obs. rare—1. [ad. med.L. tortiōnāri-us unjust, injurious (1394 in Du Cange), F. tortionnaire, f. L. tortiōn-em ‘torment, torture’, in med.L. ‘exercise of violence’: see -ary.] Wrongful, illegal.
1694Falle Jersey vii. 215 A Prize made by one Pointy,..was..pronounced Tortionary, and Illegal, and Pointy adjudged to make Restitution. |