Etymology

minatory

min·a·to·ry
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Today it means: Threatening, menacing. Full definition →

Middle French minatoire ← Late Latin minātōrius
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromminātōrius
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromminatoire
  3. English todayminatory

Borrowed from Middle French minatoire, from Late Latin minātōrius. Compare menace.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.