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citatory, a.|ˈsaɪtətərɪ| [ad. L. citātōri-us, f. citātōr-em, f. citāre to cite.] 1. Having the faculty of citing or summoning; concerned with citation; esp. in letters citatory.
1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xv. 14 The Archbishop..caused his letters citatorie to be set vpon the gates of the Cathedrall Church of Rochester. 1672Life & Death J. Arminius & S. Episcopius ii. 14 Injoyned by the Deputies of the States-General in their Citatory Letters. 1726Ayliffe Parerg. 176 Letters Citatory. 1824Southey Bk. of Ch. (1841) 215 Letters citatory were twice affixed upon the great gates of Rochester Cathedral. 2. Addicted to quotation. nonce-use.
1819Monthly Rev. LXXXIX. 357 His style is elegant, though citatory. |