单词 | ratificatory |
释义 | ratificatoryadj. Originally Scottish. That provides formal sanction or approval; confirmatory. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > [adjective] ratificatory1552 ratifactory1927 1552 in G. Holmes Rymer & Sanderson's Fœdera (1728) XV. 326/1 The foirsaid Excellent Princes..haife send thair Letters Patentis undir thair Grete Selis Confirmatorie and Ratificatorie, to be here delivered this Day interchangeable. 1639 in J. Aikman Buchanan's Hist. Scotl. III. v. 531 Whereof those acts of Parliament were ratificatory. 1699 ‘Philander Misiatrus’ Honour of Gout 7 The Deacon had only pull'd off the Stocking of the Elect, and the ratificatory Report had been, Dominus noster Papa habet Podagram. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. 71/1 This was a Second Instrument granted to Sir Thomas Murrieux, ratificatory of his Privileges, as Constable of the Tower. 1802 Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 13 Jan. On her [sc. France], the ratificatory clause of the treaty by Buonaparte informs us, we are to have no claim, and to expect no compensation. 1889 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 13 June The simple, earnest words brought comfort to the heart of the bereaved girl, and caused the bystanders to indulge in sundry solemn ratificatory nods. 1946 K. Loewenstein Polit. Reconstruction iv. iii. 288 The ratificatory referendum is in force in a number of states. 1994 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 14 Feb. 27 Boards and annual meetings must become more than ratificatory assemblies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1552 |
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