mon·i·to·ry I. \ˈmänəˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri\adjective Etymology: Latin monitorius, from monitus (past participle of monēre to warn) + -orius -ory — more at mind : giving admonition : warning < a monitory proverb > II. noun (-es) : a monitory letter < exhortations, decrees, and monitories of the popes — D.H.Wiest >