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concessionary

noun
/kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/US

Etymology

From concession + -ary.

  1. derived from concessiō — “a grant, permission, conceding”
  2. derived from concession
  3. derived from concession
  4. suffixed as concessionary — “concession + ary”

Definitions

  1. one who owns a concession or a franchise

  2. relating to concessions or franchises

  3. making concessions or compromises

    • I observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principles.

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