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sanctionary

sanctionary adjective: of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.

Adjective

sanctionary (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.
    • have no sanctionary power
    • sanctionary instruments

Origin of sanctionary

From sanction + -ary.

Questions about sanctionary

What does sanctionary mean?
Sanctionary means of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.
What part of speech is sanctionary?
Sanctionary is an adjective.

Words near sanctionary in the dictionary

  1. sanction
  2. sanctionability
  3. sanctionable
  4. sanctionably
  5. sanctional
  6. sanctionary
  7. sanctionative
  8. sanctioned
  9. sanctioneer
  10. sanctioneers
  11. sanctioner

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