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demissionary

demissionary adjective: relating to transfer or conveyance.

Adjective

demissionary (comparative more demissionary, superlative most demissionary)

  1. Relating to transfer or conveyance.
    • a demissionary deed
  2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.
  3. (sometimes) Having resigned or been removed from a position, but retaining some status or powers.
    • Bishops demissionary served as rectors of several churches.
    • The cabinet had only demissionary status and powers as a caretaker government.

Forms of demissionary

comparativemore demissionary
superlativemost demissionary

Origin of demissionary

From demission + -ary?

Questions about demissionary

What does demissionary mean?
Demissionary means relating to transfer or conveyance.
What part of speech is demissionary?
Demissionary is an adjective.

Words near demissionary in the dictionary

  1. demiss
  2. demisse
  3. demissidine
  4. demissine
  5. demission
  6. demissionary
  7. demissions
  8. demissive
  9. demissly
  10. demissness
  11. demist

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