INITIATORIES

Noun

initiatories

plural of initiatory

Source: Wiktionary

INITIATORY

In*i"ti*a*to*ry, a.

1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. Bp. Hall.

2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. Some initiatory treatises in the law. Herbert. Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. J. M. Mason.

In*i"ti*a*to*ry, n.

Definition: An introductory act or rite. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition