monitory
[ mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.
giving monition.
noun,plural mon·i·to·ries.
Also called monitory letter. a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition.
Origin of monitory
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How to use monitory in a sentence
Behold, Horace, when he has written his monitory letter, packs up for Paris.
The Wits and Beaux of Society | Grace & Philip Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for monitory
monitory
/ (ˈmɒnɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjectiveAlso: monitorial
warning or admonishing: a monitory look
nounplural -ries
rare a letter containing a monition
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