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dimissory
dim·is·so·ry
/
ˈdɪm
əˌsɔr
i, -ˌsoʊr
i
/
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[
dim
-
uh
-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee
]
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adjective
dismissing or giving permission to depart.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English:
a dimissory letter <
Late Latin
dīmissōrius,
equivalent to
Latin
dīmitt
(
ere
) to send away, release (see
demit
) +
-tōrius
-tory
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dimissory
(dɪˈmɪsərɪ)
—
adj
1.
granting permission to be ordained:
a bishop's dimissory letter
2.
granting permission to depart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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