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constitutory en · ADJ

Etymology

From constitute + -ory.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, 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: