Category:-ory

-o*ry. Etym: [l. -orius: cf. F. -oire.]

1. An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as In auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, Amendatory, etc.

2. Etym: [l. -orium: cf. F. -oire.]

Defn: a noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; As in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, Etc.