designatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɛzᵻɡnət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈdɛzɪɡnəˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin designatorius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin designatorius of or relating to a designator (1575 or earlier), of or relating to designation (1624 or earlier) < designator designator n. + classical Latin -ius, suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory suffix².

That designates (in various senses of the verb); of or relating to designation.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > designation > [adjective]

designative1611

notificative1652

designatorya1680

a1680 T. Goodwin Expos. Revelation in Wks. (1683) II. ii. iv. 132 Such particular Passages..about the Church in that last Age, as should be..designatory of the ending of those Times.

1799 W. Tudor Let. 12 Dec. in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1800) 151 A name designatory of all the natives of the most extended quarter of the earth.

1848 G. Dennis Cities & Cemeteries Etruria I. Introd. p. lxxvi The inscriptions being..designatory of the individual gods or heroes represented.

1885 Sir L. W. Cave in Law Times' Rep. 52 518/1 That the indefinite article has the same designatory force as the definite.

1920 A. W. Allen Handbk. Ore Dressing i. 3 New methods and inventions have been adopted,..for which new and appropriate designatory terms have become necessary.

1994 Legion June 60/1 The designatory letters DCh refer to the Ontario qualification, Diploma in Chiropody.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	designatory
释义	designatoryadj. Brit. /ˈdɛzᵻɡnət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈdɛzɪɡnəˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin designatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin designatorius of or relating to a designator (1575 or earlier), of or relating to designation (1624 or earlier) < designator designator n. + classical Latin -ius, suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory suffix². That designates (in various senses of the verb); of or relating to designation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > designation > [adjective] designative1611 notificative1652 designatorya1680 a1680 T. Goodwin Expos. Revelation in Wks. (1683) II. ii. iv. 132 Such particular Passages..about the Church in that last Age, as should be..designatory of the ending of those Times. 1799 W. Tudor Let. 12 Dec. in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1800) 151 A name designatory of all the natives of the most extended quarter of the earth. 1848 G. Dennis Cities & Cemeteries Etruria I. Introd. p. lxxvi The inscriptions being..designatory of the individual gods or heroes represented. 1885 Sir L. W. Cave in Law Times' Rep. 52 518/1 That the indefinite article has the same designatory force as the definite. 1920 A. W. Allen Handbk. Ore Dressing i. 3 New methods and inventions have been adopted,..for which new and appropriate designatory terms have become necessary. 1994 Legion June 60/1 The designatory letters DCh refer to the Ontario qualification, Diploma in Chiropody. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1680
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