Meanings
adjectiverescissory (comparative more rescissory, superlative most rescissory)
comparative more rescissory · superlative most rescissory
- Tending to rescind; pertaining to rescission.
To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633.
a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published 1724, →OCLC
Origin
- Latinrescissorius
- Englishrescissory
Latin rescissorius.
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rescissory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescissory
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Chicago
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