of or pertaining to an institution or institutions; institutional
2.
of or pertaining to institution, esp. ecclesiastical institution
Word origin
[1640–50; institution + -ary]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: datum, electric, elevator, impulse, liaison-ary is a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin,on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent namedby the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributingto,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives. Other words that use theaffix -ary include: complimentary, inflationary, revolutionary, visionary
Examples of 'institutionary' in a sentence
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Likewise, institutionary documents frequently offer only general criteria, which are not very helpful when making practical choices.
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