Category:Dimissory

Dim"is*so*ry, a. Etym: [L. dimissorius: cf. F. dimissoire. See Dimit.]

Defn: 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. Hook.