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concessionary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English concession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concessionary From concession + -ary.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) relating to concessions or franchises
2. (not-comparable, usually) 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. 1844, Benjamin Disraeli, Coningsby (The New Generation)

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more concessionary	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most concessionary	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

concessionarily · nonconcessionary · anticoncessionary

concessionary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English concession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concessionary From concession + -ary.

Meanings

1. one who owns a concession or a franchise
   • 1890, Benjamin Harrison, State of the Union Address That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annulled the charter. The concessionary, who had embarked his fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted other means of redress, was compelled to invoke the protection of his Government.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
concessionaries	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

concessioner · concessionaire