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definatory

adj

Etymology

From define + -atory.

  1. derived from dēfīniō — “limit, settle, define”
  2. derived from definer
  3. inherited from definen
  4. suffixed as definatory — “define + atory”

Definitions

  1. Defining or implying.

    • Definatory rules tell you what you must do to make an inference; strategic rules tell you what you must do to make the inference adroitly.
    • It is better to risk too broad a conception of religion than to err on the side of excessive restriction. To be sure, there are dangers of excessive definatory breadth.

  2. Providing a final judgement or conclusion.

    • A recusatory appointment doth grant a term to propound all exceptions and to eschew or defer the judgment. A probatory appointment is given to prove and to gather matter in the cause. A definatory appointment is to end the matter.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA