promissory

[prom-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee] Origin

prom·is·so·ry

[prom-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee]
adjective
1.
containing or implying a promise.
2.
of the nature of a promise.
3.
Insurance. of or noting agreements or representations stipulating what is required to take place after the issuance of a policy.

Origin:
1640–50; < Medieval Latin prōmissōrius. See promise, -tory1

prom·is·so·ri·ly, adverb
non·prom·is·so·ry, adjective
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promissory (ˈprɒmɪsərɪ)
 
adj
1.  containing, relating to, or having the nature of a promise
2.  insurance stipulating how the provisions of an insurance contract will be fulfilled after it has been signed

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promissory
1649, from M.L. promissorius (1274), from L. promissor "a promiser," from promissus, pp. of promittere (see promise). Promissory note first recorded 1710.
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