dispossessory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- dĭs′pə-zĕs′ə-rē
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹi/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)
- /ˌdɪs.pʌˈzɛs.ʌ.ɹi/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland, also)
- /ˌdəs.pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹiː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, also)
Etymology
From dispossess + -ory. First attested in 1888.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, having or arising from dispossession.
The number of distress and dispossessory warrants issued.
1888 April 5, The Union Signal, quoted in OED2, Chicago: