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† ˈapprecatory, a. Obs.
[f. L. apprecāt- (see apprecate) + -ory.]
Of the nature of praying for a blessing on any one; intercessory.
1633T. Adams Exp. 2 Pet. iii. 18 [Glory] is either a praise, or a wish; gratulatory or apprecatory. 1649Bp. Hall Cases Consc. iii. ix. (1654) 261 The (not so much apprecatory as declaratory) benedictions. |