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dimissory

[ dim-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. dismissing or giving permission to depart.

dimissory

/ ɪˈɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. granting permission to be ordained

    a bishop's dimissory letter

  2. granting permission to depart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dimissory1

1425–75; late Middle English: a dimissory letter < Late Latin īōܲ, equivalent to Latin īٳ ( ere ) to send away, release ( demit 1, demit 2 ) + -ōܲ -tory 1

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