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recognitory, a.|rɪˈkɒgnɪtərɪ| [ad. L. type *recognitōri-us: see prec. and -ory2.] Of or pertaining to recognition or acknowledgement. Now rare.
1822Lamb Elia Ser. i. Dist. Corresp., A pun and its recognitory laugh must be co-instantaneous. 1849Kemble Saxons in Eng. II. ii. vii. (1876) 329 note, Probably a recognitory rent for land held under the burh or city. 1897C. Dixon (title) Curiosities of Bird Life, an Account of the..Protective and Recognitory Colours..of Birds. 1964R. Perry World of Tiger iii. 42 It is difficult to think of any recognitory purpose this marking could serve. |