significatoryadj.n.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkəˌtɔri/

Forms: 1500s–1600s significatorie, 1600s– significatory.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin significatorius serving to signify (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < classical Latin significāt- , past participial stem of significāre signify v. + -ōrius -ory suffix².With letters significatorie (see quot. 1579 at sense A.; compare also significatory epistle in quot. 1663 at sense A.) compare post-classical Latin littere significatorie, plural (1312 in a British source).

A. adj.

That signifies or intimates something; indicative of something. Later also: of or relating to meaning or signification.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [adjective]

significatory1579

betokening1587

significative1597

signal1605

telltale1832

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adjective]

significative?a1400

signifyingc1443

significate?a1475

articulate1531

significant1573

significatory1579

semiotic1797

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vii. 376 Cæsar caused to be publikely read the Popes writ with many other letters significatorie from diuers places [Fr. plusieurs lettres par lesquelles on luy auoit signifié le semlable de diuers lieux].

1641 J. Wilkins Mercury xx. 154 These informations by significatory fires, have been of ancient use.

1663 J. Owen Vindic. Animadv. Fiat Lux in Wks. (1851) XIV. 430 Hadrian..refused to receive him into the society of patriarchs upon his sending of his significatory epistle.

1716 R. More Of First Invention of Writing 5/1 The Art of Secret Information in General as it includes all Significatory Signs, may be styled Cryptomenysis or Private Intimation.

1753 W. Cockburn Clerk's Assistant Index 315 Significatory Letters for the Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo.

1831 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy 68 His name appears to denote invisibility, significatory of the nature of the realm over which he ruled.

1880 19th Cent. Sept. 430 The significatory relation between a substantive and its..verb.

1909 N. Griffith Dorrien Carfax xxx. 259 The Weary One cracked an ovum..upon the brim of a saucepan, sniffing it preparatively with a nasal accompaniment significatory of petulant dispraise.

1999 C. Dean Inka Bodies & Body of Christ v. 113 Costume, and to a lesser extent pose and carriage, bore the significatory burden.

†B. n.

A thing which is significant or meaningful. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign

tokeningc888

fingereOE

senyeOE

markOE

showing?c1225

blossomc1230

signa1325

signifyingc1384

evidencea1393

notea1398

forbysena1400

kenninga1400

knowinga1400

showerc1400

unningc1400

signala1413

signification?a1425

demonstrancec1425

cenyc1440

likelinessc1450

ensign1474

signifure?a1475

outshowinga1500

significativea1500

witter1513

precedent1518

intimation1531

signifier1532

meith1533

monument1536

indicion?1541

likelihood1541

significator1554

manifest1561

show1561

evidency1570

token-teller1574

betokener1587

calendar1590

instance1590

testificate1590

significant1598

crisis1606

index1607

impression1613

denotementa1616

story1620

remark1624

indicium1625

denotation1633

indice1636

signum1643

indiction1653

trace1656

demonstrator1657

indication1660

notationa1661

significatory1660

indicator1666

betrayer1678

demonstration1684

smell1691

wittering1781

notaa1790

blazonry1850

sign vehicle1909

marker1919

rumble1927

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. 42 Here being (as in baptisme) a double significatory of the spirit, a word and a signe.., it is certain he will joyn in this ministration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	significatory
释义	significatoryadj.n. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət(ə)ri/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkəˌtɔri/ Forms: 1500s–1600s significatorie, 1600s– significatory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin significatorius serving to signify (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < classical Latin significāt- , past participial stem of significāre signify v. + -ōrius -ory suffix².With letters significatorie (see quot. 1579 at sense A.; compare also significatory epistle in quot. 1663 at sense A.) compare post-classical Latin littere significatorie, plural (1312 in a British source). A. adj. That signifies or intimates something; indicative of something. Later also: of or relating to meaning or signification. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [adjective] significatory1579 betokening1587 significative1597 signal1605 telltale1832 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adjective] significative?a1400 signifyingc1443 significate?a1475 articulate1531 significant1573 significatory1579 semiotic1797 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vii. 376 Cæsar caused to be publikely read the Popes writ with many other letters significatorie from diuers places [Fr. plusieurs lettres par lesquelles on luy auoit signifié le semlable de diuers lieux]. 1641 J. Wilkins Mercury xx. 154 These informations by significatory fires, have been of ancient use. 1663 J. Owen Vindic. Animadv. Fiat Lux in Wks. (1851) XIV. 430 Hadrian..refused to receive him into the society of patriarchs upon his sending of his significatory epistle. 1716 R. More Of First Invention of Writing 5/1 The Art of Secret Information in General as it includes all Significatory Signs, may be styled Cryptomenysis or Private Intimation. 1753 W. Cockburn Clerk's Assistant Index 315 Significatory Letters for the Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo. 1831 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy 68 His name appears to denote invisibility, significatory of the nature of the realm over which he ruled. 1880 19th Cent. Sept. 430 The significatory relation between a substantive and its..verb. 1909 N. Griffith Dorrien Carfax xxx. 259 The Weary One cracked an ovum..upon the brim of a saucepan, sniffing it preparatively with a nasal accompaniment significatory of petulant dispraise. 1999 C. Dean Inka Bodies & Body of Christ v. 113 Costume, and to a lesser extent pose and carriage, bore the significatory burden. †B. n. A thing which is significant or meaningful. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign tokeningc888 fingereOE senyeOE markOE showing?c1225 blossomc1230 signa1325 signifyingc1384 evidencea1393 notea1398 forbysena1400 kenninga1400 knowinga1400 showerc1400 unningc1400 signala1413 signification?a1425 demonstrancec1425 cenyc1440 likelinessc1450 ensign1474 signifure?a1475 outshowinga1500 significativea1500 witter1513 precedent1518 intimation1531 signifier1532 meith1533 monument1536 indicion?1541 likelihood1541 significator1554 manifest1561 show1561 evidency1570 token-teller1574 betokener1587 calendar1590 instance1590 testificate1590 significant1598 crisis1606 index1607 impression1613 denotementa1616 story1620 remark1624 indicium1625 denotation1633 indice1636 signum1643 indiction1653 trace1656 demonstrator1657 indication1660 notationa1661 significatory1660 indicator1666 betrayer1678 demonstration1684 smell1691 wittering1781 notaa1790 blazonry1850 sign vehicle1909 marker1919 rumble1927 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. 42 Here being (as in baptisme) a double significatory of the spirit, a word and a signe.., it is certain he will joyn in this ministration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1579
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