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certificatory, a. and n.|səˈtɪfɪkətərɪ|
[ad. med.L. certificātōrius, f. certificātor: see -ory.]
A. adj. Having the function of certifying; of the nature of a certificate. letter certificatory (transl. of med.L. certificatoria littera): a certificate, a written testimonial.
1520Sir R. Wingfield in Ellis Orig. Lett. i. 59 I. 167 The manner of the delivery..of the Kyngs Lettres certificatory. 1563–87Foxe A. & M. (1596) 227/2 The king..sent abrode his letters certificatorie. 1627J. Carter Expos. Serm. Mount 66 He maketh our forgiving of others..the certificatory cause (if I may so speake). 1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. iii. iii. v, Every Citizen must produce his certificatory Carte de Civisme, signed by Section-President.
†B. n. Short for letter certificatory. Obs.
1695Kennett Par. Antiq. ix. 647 To return their Certificatories before they had duely publish'd their Citations. 1702Hist. Convoc. Canterbury 29 The Bishop of London presented his Certificatory or Return, upon Execution of the Archbishop's Mandate. |