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Webster 1913 Edition
Dimissory
Dim′is-so-ry
(?; 277)
, Adj.
Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart.
Letters dimissory
(Eccl.)
, letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and recommending him for reception there.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Dimissory
DIMISSORY
,Adj.
1.
Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction. A letter dimissory, is one given by a bishop to a candidate for holy orders, having a title in his diocese, directed to some other bishop, and giving leave for the bearer to be ordained by him.2.
Granting leave to depart.