DIMISSORY

Etymology

Adjective

dimissory (comparative more dimissory, superlative most dimissory)

Granting permission to be ordained.

Granting permission to depart.

Source: Wiktionary


Dim"is*so*ry, a. Etym: [L. dimissorius: cf. F. dimissoire. See Dimit.]

Definition: Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart. Letters dimissory (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and recommending him for reception there. Hook.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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