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affirmatory, a.|əˈfɜːmətərɪ|
[f. L. affirmāt- ppl. stem of affirmā-re (see affirm) + -ory, as if ad. L. *affirmātōri-us, f. affirmātor an affirmer.]
Giving or tending to give affirmation or to make an assertion; affirmative, assertive.
1651Hobbes Gov. & Soc. ii. §20. 32 An Oath may as well sometimes be affirmatory, as promissory. 1860Massey Hist. Eng. III. xxx. 361 Mr. Pitt moved three resolutions..the second, affirmatory of the right and duty of both Houses to, etc. |