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constitutory

constitutory adjective: serving to constitute or establish.

Adjective

constitutory (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Serving to constitute or establish.
    • In 1788,^([sic]) the 21st year of Charlemagne’s reign, a constitutory letter was issued, directing a school to be opened in every diocese and monastery.1845 June 7, “Control of Education in France”, in Niles' National Register, volume 68, number 1,758, Baltimore: Jeremiah Hughes, page 217

Origin of constitutory

From constitute + -ory.

Questions about constitutory

What does constitutory mean?
Constitutory means serving to constitute or establish.
What part of speech is constitutory?
Constitutory is an adjective.

Words near constitutory in the dictionary

  1. constitutively
  2. constitutiveness
  3. constitutivity
  4. constitutor
  5. constitutors
  6. constitutory
  7. constl.
  8. constness
  9. constr
  10. constr.
  11. constrain

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