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consultory, a. Now rare or Obs.|kənˈsʌltərɪ|
[f. L. type *consultōri-us, f. consultōr-em adviser, counsellor: see -ory.]
Relating to consultation (e.g. of an oracle, etc.); having the function of consulting or advising; consultatory.
1616Gataker Lots (1619) 269 Diuinatorie Lots; under which head may we well comprehend also those that they call consultorie. 1649C. Walker Hist. Indep. ii. 115 Whether they should continue the House of Lords as a Court Judicatory, or consultory onely. 1710Brit. Apollo III. 65 Of these Lots there are three Kinds usually mentioned by Divines, viz. Divisory, Consultory and Divinatory. 1818C. Mills Crusades (1821) II. 303 He requested the consultory assistance of advocates. 1848Wharton Law Lex., Consultary response, the opinion of a court of law on a special case. |