[mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
adjective, noun, plural -ries.| 1. | serving to admonish or warn; admonitory. |
| 2. | giving monition. |
| 3. | Also called monitory letter. a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition. |
| mon·i·to·ry (mŏn'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. Conveying an admonition or a warning: a monitory glance. n. pl. mon·i·to·ries A letter of admonition, such as one from a bishop or an ecclesiastical court. [Middle English monitorie, letter of admonition, admonitory, from Medieval Latin monitōria, admonition, from feminine of Latin monitōrius, monitory, from monitor, monitor; see monitor.] |
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