Definitoryn.

Etymology: formed as definitor n. + -ory suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Deˈfinitory.

Definitors (see definitor n. 1) collectively, or a council of these.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > monastic functionary > disciplinary officer > [noun] > collectively

Definitory1898

1898 Fr. Thaddeus Franciscans in England 334 He lost no time in calling his Definitory together, and laying the matter before them.

1904 Month Mar. 245 At the Definitory itself he was chosen to be the first President of the renovated and perpetuated English Benedictine Congregation.

1960 J. B. Dockery C. Davenport i. 30 Provincial, Custos, and four Definitors constitute the governing body of a Province. These six are known as the Definitorium or Definitory.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

definitoryadj.

/dɪˈfɪnɪtəri/

Etymology: < Latin defīnīre to define v., on type of adjectives such as auditory n.: see -ory suffix².

Relating or belonging to definition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [adjective]

dioristical1668

dioristic1675

definitional1869

definitorya1914

a1914 C. S. Peirce Coll. Papers (1932) II. §271 Such propositions might be termed Definiform, or Definitory.

1928 W. A. Pickard-Cambridge tr. Aristotle Topica i. v. 102^a In a word we may call ‘definitory’ everything that falls under the same branch of inquiry as definitions.

1935 Mind 44 291 In ordinary discourse we are very seldom indeed conscious of the full definitory meaning of the complex terms that we use.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	definitory
释义	Definitoryn. Etymology: formed as definitor n. + -ory suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Deˈfinitory. Definitors (see definitor n. 1) collectively, or a council of these. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > monastic functionary > disciplinary officer > [noun] > collectively Definitory1898 1898 Fr. Thaddeus Franciscans in England 334 He lost no time in calling his Definitory together, and laying the matter before them. 1904 Month Mar. 245 At the Definitory itself he was chosen to be the first President of the renovated and perpetuated English Benedictine Congregation. 1960 J. B. Dockery C. Davenport i. 30 Provincial, Custos, and four Definitors constitute the governing body of a Province. These six are known as the Definitorium or Definitory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019). definitoryadj. /dɪˈfɪnɪtəri/ Etymology: < Latin defīnīre to define v., on type of adjectives such as auditory n.: see -ory suffix². Relating or belonging to definition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [adjective] dioristical1668 dioristic1675 definitional1869 definitorya1914 a1914 C. S. Peirce Coll. Papers (1932) II. §271 Such propositions might be termed Definiform, or Definitory. 1928 W. A. Pickard-Cambridge tr. Aristotle Topica i. v. 102^a In a word we may call ‘definitory’ everything that falls under the same branch of inquiry as definitions. 1935 Mind 44 291 In ordinary discourse we are very seldom indeed conscious of the full definitory meaning of the complex terms that we use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1898adj.a1914
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