constitutory

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adjective

Serving to constitute or establish.

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Meanings

adjectiveconstitutory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonServing 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

Origin

From constitute + -ory.

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constitutory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constitutory

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“constitutory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constitutory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constitutory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constitutory.

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